BRONZE  STAT a 


GETTYSBURG,  'PA,, 


,  1  555, 


INSCRIPTION  ON  BRONZE  TABLET, 

SET   INTO   THE   BOULDER  ON    LITTLE   ROUND   TOP, 
GETTYSBURG. 


"LED  TO   THIS   SPOT   BY   HIS   MILITARY  SAGACITY,    ON   JULY 

2,  1863,  GENERAL  GOUVERNEUR  KEMBLE  WARREN,  THEN  CHIEF 
ENGINEER  OF  THE  ARMY  OF  THE  POTOMAC,  DETECTED  GEN. 

HOOD'S  FLANKING  MOVEMENT,  AND  BY  PROMPTLY  ASSUMING 
THE  RESPONSIBILITY  OF  ORDERING  TROOPS  TO  THIS  PLACE,  SAVED 
THE  KEY  OF  THE  UNION  POSITION. 

PROMOTED  FOR  GALLANT  SERVICES  FROM  THE  COMMAND 
OF  A  REGIMENT  IN  1861,  THROUGH  SUCCESSIVE  GRADES,  TO  THE 

COMMAND  OF  THE  SECOND  ARMY  CORPS  IN  1863,  AND  PERMA 
NENTLY  ASSIGNED  TO  THAT  OF  THE  FIFTH  ARMY  CORPS  IN  1864, 

MAJOR-GENERAL  WARREN   NEEDS  NO   EULOGY,    His   NAME   is 

ENSHRINED    IN    THE    HP:ARTS   OF    HIS   COUNTRYMEN. 

THIS  STATUE  is  ERECTED  UNDER  THE  AUSPICES  OF  THE 
VETERAN  ORGANIZATION  OF  HIS  OLD  REGIMENT,  THE  FIFTH 
NEW  YORK  VOLUNTEERS  (DURYEE  ZOUAVES),  IN  MEMORY  OF 
THEIR  BELOVED  COMMANDER." 


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DEDICATION    SERVICES 


AT  THE   UNVEILING 


OF   THE 


BRONZE  STATUE 


OF 


MAJ.-GEN.  G.  K.  WARREN, 


LITTLE  ROUND  TOP, 


GETT;YSBURG',:P;Av 


AUGUST  8,  1888. 


PRESS    OF 
BROOKLYN    DAILY    EAGLE    BOOK    PRINTING   DEPARTMENT. 


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INTRODUCTORY. 


And  never  may  they  rest  unsung, 
While  Liberty  can  find  a  tongue  ; 
Let  gratitude  twine  wreaths  for  them 
More  deathless  than  the  diadem, 

Who  to  life's  noblest  end 
Gave  up  life's  noblest  powers, 

And  bade  the  legacy  descend 
Down,  down  to  us  and  ours. 

In  March,  1885,  a  committee  was  organized,  of  which 
Gen.  Alexander  S.  Webb  was  Chairman,  to  raise  a 
fund  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  monument  at  Cold 
Spring,  N.  Y.,  to  the  memory  of  Major-General  Gouver- 
neur  Kemble  Warren. 

In  September,  1886,  it  was  decided  to  transfer  the 
funds  and  documents  to  a  committee  of  the  Fifth 
New  York  Volunteers  Veteran  Association,  Duryee 
Zouaves,  of  which  regiment  Gen.  Warren  was  commis 
sioned  Colonel  September  7th,  1861,  to  rank  from 
August  3  ist,  1861. 

The  intention  of  this  committee  was  to  erect  a 
monument  over  the  grave  of  Gen.  Warren  at  New 
port,  R.  I.,  but  a  suitable  sarcophagus  already  placed 
there  by  private  contribution,  determined  the  commit 
tee  to  erect  a  bronze  statue  of  their  old  commander  on 


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Little  Round  Top,  Gettysburg.  Subscriptions  were 
solicited  and  received  from  all  parts  of  the  country, 
principally  from  those  who  served  in  the  2d  and  5th 
Army  Corps,  and  those  who  were  known  as  friends 
and  admirers  of  Gen.  Warren. 

After  two  years  of  earnest  labor  on  the  part  of  our 
committee  we  succeeded  in  obtaining  the  amount 
necessary  to  accomplish  the  object. 

August  8th,  1888,  the  anniversary  of  Gen.  Warren's 
death,  saw  this  beautiful  and  artistic  memorial  unveiled 
with  appropriate  exercises,  in  the  presence  of  his  old 
comrades  in  arms,  the  family  and  relatives  of  the  Gen 
eral,  and  a  large  number  of  friends  and  citizens  of 
Gettysburg. 

To  Mr.  Charles  W.  Canfield,  of  the  New  England 
Monument  Company,  to  whom  the  contract  was 
awarded,  is  due  the  conception  of  the  idea  of  placing 
a  statue  on  a  large  boulder  as  a  natural  pedestal,  the 
plinth  being  sunk  in  the  rock,  thus  showing  the  exact 
position  of  Gen.  Warren  as  he  stood  when  looking 
over  the  field,  July  2d,  1863. 

This  statue  in  bronze  was  considered  preferable  to 
any  granite  or  marble  pile  we  might  erect,  as  there  is 
a  meaning  in  it  and  its  situation,  which  would  not 
exist  in  any  other  style  of  monument  placed  else 
where. 

COMMITTEE. 


COMMITTEE. 


GEN.    HIRAM    DURYEA, 

CHAIRMAN. 

GEN.   FRED.   T.   LOCKE, 
A.  A.  Gen.  5th  Army  Corps. 

GEO.  \V.  CAMPBELL,  Jr.,  AUGUSTUS  MEYERS, 

ist  Vice-Chairman.  2d  Vice-Chairman. 

Col.  A.  S.   MARVIN,  BENJ.  F.   FINLEY, 

Treasurer.  Secretary. 

Capt.  JAMES  MCCONNELL,  Lieut.  PHILIP  L.  WILSON, 

ROBERT  W.  STRACIIAN,  J.  C.  L.   HAMILTON, 

EDWARD  WHITESIDE,  C.  V.  G.  FORBES, 

WM.  H.  VREDENBURGH,  VICTOR  D.   MAHONEY, 

WILLIAM  II.  MORTON,  JAMES  W.  WEBB, 

EDWARD  M.  TAPPEN,  ABRAM  HORTON, 
WILL  D.  SAPHAR. 

JAMES  B.   FISKE, 
President  of  Veteran  Association,   5th  N.  Y.  Vols. 


ORDER   OF   EXERCISES. 


i.     MUSIC—  GETTYSBURG  BAND 


2.     PRAYER—  REV.  I.  M.  FOSTER 

of  New  Haven,  Conn.     (i46th  N.  Y.  Volunteer  Infantry.) 


3.     UNVEILING  OF  STATUE. 

By  the  Son  and  Daughter  of  General  Warren. 


4.     MUSIC—  .  .  GETTYSBURG  BAND 


5.  TRANSFER  OF  STATUE— 

7#  the  Gettysburg  Battlefield  Menwnal  Association, 

JAMES  B.  FISKE,   Pres.  of  the  5th  N.  Y.  Volunteers  Veteran 
Association  (Duryee  Zouaves). 

6.  RECEPTION  OF  STATUE—  Hon.  SAMUEL  McC.  SWOPE 

Burgess  of  Gettysburg. 
On  behalf  of  Gettysburg  Battlefield  Memonal  Association. 

"].     MUSIC—  .       GETTYSBURG  BAND 


POEM—  .      MAJOR  ANDREW  COATS 

Sth  N.  Y.  Volunteers  Veteran  Association  (Duryee  /ouavesj. 


ORDER   OF   EXERCISES. 


9.     ORATION—        .  .  Rev.  C.  F.   HULL,  of  Rahway,  N.  J. 

5th  N.  Y.  Volunteer  Infantry  (Duryee  Zouaves). 

10.  MUSIC— "America." 

To  be  siing  by  the  assemblage. 
My  country,   'tis  of  thee, 
Sweet  land  of  liberty, 

Of  thee  I  sing; 
Land  where  my  fathers  died, 
Land  of  the  Pilgrims'  pride, 
From  every  mountain  side 

Let  freedom  ring  ! 

My  native  country,  thee, 
Land  of  the  noble  free, 

Thy  name  I  love  ; 
I  love  thy  rocks  and  rills, 
Thy  woods  and  templed  hills, 
My  heart  with  rapture  thrills, 

Like  that  above. 

Our  fathers'  God,   to  Thee, 
Author  of  liberty, 

To  Thee  we  sing  ; 
Long  may  our  land  be  bright, 
With  freedom's  holy  light, 
Protect  us  by  Thy  might, 

Great  God,  our  King  ! 

11.  BENEDICTION—     .     Rev.   I.   M.   FOSTER,  of  New  Haven,  Conn. 

(i46th  N.  V.  Volunteer  Infantry.) 


PRAYER 

BY 

REV.  1.  M.  FOSTER. 


Almighty  God,  Thou  art  our  father,  and  in  Thee 
is  our  life. 

From  Thy  hand  cometh  every  good  and  perfect  gift, 
and  Thy  mercies  are  over  all  Thy  creatures. 

We  give  Thee  thanks  for  the  mercies  that  have 
guided  us  in  all  the  past,  and  for  the  goodness 
which  has  brought  us  to  this  hour. 

We  thank  Thee  to-day  for  our  Nation's  history, 
and  rejoice  that  when  war  was  upon  us,  Thou  didst 
bring  victory  to  the  truth  and  right. 

We  would  not  forget  that  the  victory  won  upon 
this  battlefield  was  not  only  in  defence  of  the  power 
of  the  government,  but  in  the  interest  of  humanity 
everywhere. 

And  we  rejoice,  O  God,  that  out  of  the  struggle 
here,  Thou  didst  bring  light  and  hope  to  the  oppressed 
of  every  land. 

And  as  the  memories  of  the  past  flow  in  upon 
us  to-day,  may  we  renew  our  devotions  to  the  truth 


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that  was  here  exalted  by  the  valor  of  the  Nation's 
defenders. 

May  Thy  special  blessing  rest  upon  the  family  of 
him  whose  name  to-day  we  honor. 

May  they,  the  beloved  of  his  heart,  find  in  Thee 
protection  and  safety  ever  and  always. 

Give  us  all  Thy  grace.  Help  us  all  to  emulate 
the  virtues  of  our  old  Commander;  and  to  remember 
that  though  the  browse  shall  decay,  as  the  years  are 
told,  the  truth  he  loved,  and  the  graces  that  char 
acterized  his  life  shall  shine  as  the  stars  forever. 
Guide  us  all  in  the  truth.  And  when  the  battle  of 
life  is  fought,  bring  us  to  the  victor's  palm,  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen. 


ADDRESS 

OF 

JAMES    B.   FISKE, 

PRESIDENT  OF  THE  STH  N.  Y.  VOLUNTEERS  VETERAN  ASSOCIATION. 


Honored  Sir  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Gettysburg 
Battlefield  Memorial  Association  : — With  feelings 
of  awe  and  with  memories  of  the  relentless  war 
of  the  Rebellion  passing  quickly  through  our 
minds,  we  are  here  to-day  to  perform  a  duty 
that  is  both  sad  and  pleasant.  Sad  !  because 
we  regret  the  absence  from  life  of  him  whose 
memory  we  this  day  seek  to  perpetuate.  Pleasant, 
from  the  fact  that  it  has,  and  very  properly, 
fallen  to  our  lot  as  survivors  of  the  Fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  to  offer  here  for  dedication  this 
tribute  to  the  spotless  name  and  memory  of 
Gouverneur  K.  Warren. 

To  you,  gentlemen,  who  have  passed  through 
the  furnace  of  war,  our  pilgrimage  hither  will 

I          O  O 

be  no  source  of  wonderment.  You  fully  under 
stand  the  promptings  of  love  born  of  patriot 
ism,  nursed  by  trials  and  clangers  and  matured 
by  the  fire  of  battle. 


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We  come  as  members  of  one  family,  and 
Warren  was  our  brother. 

We  served  with  him  through  all  the  periods 
of  privation  and  hardship  encountered  by  his 
command  from  1861  until  1865.  We  are  liv 
ing  witnesses  of  his  devotion  to  the  Union 
cause,  and  we  can  testify  to  his  cool  and  in 
trepid  bravery  under  many  trying  circumstances. 

Games'  Mills,  Second  Bull  Run,  Chancellors- 
ville,  Gettysburg,  Bristoe  Station,  Mine  Run, 
Wilderness,  Spottsylvania,  North  Anna,  Peters 
burg,  Weldon  Railroad,  Hatcher's  Run  and  Five 
Forks  are  a  few  of  the  many  fields  on  which  we 
were  led  by  Warren,  and  on  which  he  gained 
imperishable  glory  and  renown. 

Our  regiment,  under  his  able  management, 
reached  a  proficiency  in  discipline  and  drill,  and 
demonstrated  fighting  qualities  unexcelled  by  that 
of  any  regiment  in  the  United  States  service 
during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion. 

We    admired    his    zeal    and    ability, 

We    gloried    in  his   bravery,   and 

We  loved  him  for  his  patriotism  and  loyalty 
to  our  flag  and  country. 


It  is  said  "  he  needs  no  eulogy."  Can  it  not 
with  equal  truth  be  said  "  he  needs  no  monu 
ment  ?" 

If  we  had  not  listened  to  the  patriotic  impulses 
of  our  hearts  and  had  never  given  this  memorial 
a  thought,  what  then  ?  Could  it  not  be  said  to 
those  who  come  in  after  years  :  "  If  ye  seek  his 
monument,  look  around!"  These  grand  old  hills 
"  Rock-ribb'd  and  ancient  as  the  sun  ; "  the  vale 
below,  wherein  was  felt  the  shock  of  battle,  and 
all  the  country  circling  round  are  one  vast,  ever 
lasting  monument  to  the  name  and  fame  of 
Warren. 

But,  honored  sir,  would  we  be  satisfied  to  take 
our  departure  to  "  that  Home  not  made  with  hands," 
without  leaving  behind  us  some  testimonial  of  his 
worth  ?  I  think  not. 

Who,  then,  could  attend  to  this  work  more 
appropriately  than  those  with  whom  he  faced  the 
summer's  scorching  sun,  the  winter's  fiercest  blast, 

£> 

the  hardships,  fatigues  and   dangers  of  a  soldier's 
life. 

It  would  consume  too  much  of  time  to  enter 
into  all  the  details  of  this  movement.  It  is  suf- 


ficient  to  say  that  about  two  years  ago  the  Vet 
eran  Association  of  the  Fifth  New  York  Volunteer 
Infantry,  Duryee  Zouaves,  at  one  of  its  regular 
meetings  determined  to  erect  a  monument  to  the 
memory  of  their  old  commander,  Gen.  Gouver- 
neur  Kemble  Warren.  Our  own  members  con 
tributed  liberally,  but  were  not  financially  able  to 
do  the  work  unaided.  We,  therefore,  through  the 
aid  of  the  press,  and  through  the  medium  of 
printed  circulars,  appealed  to  the  public,  more  par 
ticularly  to  that  portion  whose  knowledge  of  the 
General  was  gained  through  service  with  him  in 
the  army. 

Subscriptions  came  slowly  for  a  time,  but  many 
words  of  cheer  and  encouragement  were  received 
which  buoyed  our  spirits,  and  at  last  we  began 
to  see  the  dawn  of  success.  From  East  and  West, 
from  North  and  South,  came  messages  filled  with 
gems  of  historic  truth  and  praise  of  Warren. 

We  shall  ever  remember  with  exceeding  pleas 
ure  and  gratitude  the  kindly  co-operation  of 
friends  in  Baltimore  ;  and  when  our  mental 
vision  takes  an  easterly  view  we  see  as  if  by  mag 
ic,  seated  tranquilly  in  Narragansett  Bay,  within 


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hearing  of  the  melancholy  sound  of  old  ocean's 
surge  and  roar,  and  defended  by  that  grim  old 
citadel,  Fort  Adams,  Newport  !  the  beautiful  city 
by  the  sea.  We,  in  thought,  are  led  to  its  suburbs, 
to  its  place  of  graves  ;  we  stand  in  silent  contem 
plation  around  the  tomb  of  our  beloved  com 
mander,  and  our  hearts  are  filled  with  gratitude 
and  our  pulses  beat  livelier  when  we  remember 
the  generous  hospitality  of  the  friends  in  New 
port,  and  their  sturdy  efforts  to  assist  us,  and  to 
which  we  in  a  great  measure  attribute  our  suc 
cess.  They  and  all  others  who  aided  us  have 
our  heartiest  thanks. 

And  now  the  memorial  is  here  ;  upon  the  rock 
on  which  it  stands  the  immortal  Warren  stood, 
and  by  his  quick  forethought,  his  acuteness  of 
perception,  thwarted  the  enemy  in  movements, 
which  if  successful  would  have  brought  disaster 
to  our  arms  and  incalculable  injury  to  the 
nation. 

Through  you,  sir,  we  desire  to  extend  to  the 
gentlemen  composing  the  Gettysburg  Battlefield 
Memorial  Association  our  warmest  thanks  for  the 
setting  apart  of  this  historic  spot  for  the  erec- 


tion  of  this  statue  and  for  the  other  courtesies 
extended  us  through  our  committee. 

We  desire  also  on  this  august  occasion  to  con 
gratulate  the  sculptor,  Mr.  Karl  Gerhardt,  under 
whose  careful  study  and  manipulation  this  beau 
tiful  creation  came  into  existence.  With  won 
derful  power  he  has  delineated  in  bronze  the 
likeness  and  character  of  our  idol,  and  has  given 
a  valuable  contribution  of  art  to  this  glorious  battle 
field.  Nor  should  we  forget  with  what  care  and 

o 

nicety  the  work  of  the  founder  was  performed. 
We  feel  that  we  are  indebted  to  the  Henry  Bon- 
nard  Bronze  Co.  in  no  small  degree  for  furnishing 
so  beautiful  a  duplicate  of  the  sculptor's  handi 
work,  without  which  all  were  in  vain. 

And  now,  sir,  in  the  name  and  on  behalf  of 
the  Veteran  Association  of  the  Fifth  New  York 
Volunteer  Infantry,  Duryee  Zouaves,  permit  me 
to  present  to  the  Gettysburg  Battlefield  Memo 
rial  Association,  through  you,  this  statue  of  our 
beloved  commander,  Major-General  Gouverneur 
K.  Warren  ;  a  few  of  us  who  followed  where  he 
led,  are  here  to-day  to  do  honor  to  his  memory  ; 
but  a  little  while  and  we,  too,  shall  have  gone  the 


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way  of  all  men.  Our  mother  earth,  always  friendly 
to  the  human  race,  will  receive  us  and  piously  cover 
our  remains  with  her  bosom,  while  we  go  into 
the  realm  of  oblivion,  but  amid  the  ravages  of 

o 

time  will  stand  this  statue  of  the  savior  of  Get 
tysburg.  His  deeds  will  be  an  incentive  to  the 
most  lofty  patriotism,  and  thousands  who  are  yet 
unborn  will  do  him  homage. 


ADDRESS 


OF 


HON.  SAMUEL  McC.  SWOPE, 

BURGESS  OF  GETTYSBURG. 

On  behalf  of  the  Gettysburg  Battlefield    Memorial    Association  on  receiv 
ing  into   their   custody  the   Bron/e   Statue  of    General 
Gouverneur  K.  Warren. 

Mr.  President,  Veterans  of  the  Fifth  New  York 
Infantry,  Warren  s  Old  Command,  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen: — To-day  is  the  first  opportunity  we 
have  had  of  seeing  this,  your  beautiful  and  impos 
ing  labor  of  love,  and  after  having  looked  at  it 
and  admired  it,  as  we  all  have,  our  hearts  have 
been  filled  with  one  thought,  and  it  thrills  to 
my  lips  now  for  utterance  ;  they  are  words  of 
congratulation.  We  feel  like  saying  to  one  and 
all  of  you,  Well  done  !  Well  done  !  Well  done  ! 

The  Gettysburg  Battlefield  Memorial  Associa 
tion,  into  whose  care  you  are  now  transferring 
this  beautiful  statue,  was  organized  for  the  purpose 


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of  preserving  intact,  as  far  as  possible,  the  land 
marks  of  this  great  battlefield.  It  was  incorpor 
ated  by  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania  in 
1864,  and  since  that  time  has  done  a  good  and 
effective  work.  Massachusetts  was  the  first  to 
erect  her  memorials  here.  Following  in  her  wake 
came  similar  action  on  the  part  of  all  the  loyal 
States  whose  sons  fought  here,  until  to-day  the 
story  of  the  Battle  of  Gettysburg  is  written  over 
these  hills  in  such  enduring  letters  of  granite  and 
of  bronze  that  we  may  safely  hope  its  great  les 
sons  will  never  be  forgotten. 

Many  and  beautiful  are  the  memorials  here 
erected,  as  you  will  discover  when  you  have  made 
the  full  circuit  of  the  field. 

But,  Veterans  of  the  Fifth  New  York,  we  can 
assure  you  that  no  memorial  here  erected  will 
receive  from  us  more  willing  and  sympathetic  care 
than  this  of  yours,  and  we  believe  there  is  no  stone 
upon  this  field,  before  which  the  intelligent  tourist 
will  longer  pause,  look,  wonder,  admire  and  love 
than  he  will  before  this  grand  statue  of  the  great 
and  noble  Warren,  your  loved  commander. 

When  a  man  devotes  the  energies  of  his  life  to 


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the  service  of  his  country,  and  he  dies  in  honorable 
battle,  or  in  time  of  peace  with  honors  crowding 
thick  upon  him,  the  measure  of  that  man's  hope  is 
full. 

But  when  a  man  lays  the  energies  of  a  cultivated 
life  upon  the  altar  of  his  country,  and  after  having 
done  long  and  yeoman  service  in  its  defence,  is  at 
last  misunderstood,  cruelly  and  harshly  rebuked, 
and  the  great  cloud  is  left  hanging  over  his  heroic 
soul,  until  his  sensitive  nature  shrinks  under  it, 
and  with  a  crushed  and  bleeding  heart  he  dies, 
I  tell  you,  Mr.  President,  it  is  around  the  memory 
of  a  martyred  hero  such  as  this,  that  the  great 
heart  of  a  great  people  will  entwine  with  a  ten 
derness  that  is  touching,  and  with  a  love  that 
will  see  to  it  that  the  great  wrong  is  righted. 

Major-General  Gouverneur  K.  Warren,  as  Chief 
of  Engineers  in  this  fight,  was  always  on  hand. 
He  was  quick  to  see  and  prompt  to  act,  and  the 
assistance  and  service  he  here  rendered  the  Union 
arms  is  beyond  all  calculation.  We  had  the  ben 
efit  of  his  fine  intelligence,  his  great  earnestness, 
his  quick  perception,  his  unquestioned  loyalty,  his 
ability  to  make  dispositions  under  difficulties,  his 


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willingness  to  assume  personal  responsibilities 
when  the  occasion  demanded,  and  we  won  the 
day.  What  would  have  been  the  result  had  War 
ren  not  been  here  ?  God  only  knows. 

The  Battle  of  Gettysburg"  was  lost  to  Lee 
when  the  sun  went  down  upon  this  field  on  the 
evening  of  the  2d  of  July.  When  they  failed 
in  their  attack  upon  Gulp's  Hill  ;  when  they  failed 
in  their  assault  upon  Cemetery  Hill,  after  Sickles, 
in  his  advanced  position,  had  so  severely  crippled 
Longstreet,  and  when  they  failed  to  Hank  our 
left  and  secure  these  hills,  the  victory  was  ours, 
although  the  fight  was  not  yet  over. 

The  quick  military  eye  of  General  Warren  at 
once  discerned  the  importance  of  this  height,  and 
he  hastened  to  it.  Sickles  was  engaged  with  Long- 
street  at  the  Peach  Orchard,  through  the  wheat 
field  and  along  the  left  and  our  line  from  here  to 
Cemetery  Hill  was  immediately  before  him.  This 
position  he  considered  beyond  all  question  as  the 
very  key  to  this  part  of  the  fight.  With  it  in  our 
possession  our  left  was  safe  ;  with  it  in  the  pos 
session  of  the  enemy  our  line  was  not  tenable  for 
a  moment.  He  not  only  saw  the  importance  of 


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the  position,  but  standing"  on  the  very  rock  which 
now  supports  his  living  likeness,  his  eagle  eye 
discovered  a  column  of  troops  which  afterwards 
proved  to  be  Law's  Alabama  Brigade  of  Hood's 
Division  of  Longstreet's  Corps  moving  around  with 
the  evident  intention  of  Hanking  our  left  and 
securing  these  unprotected  hills.  What  a  moment 
of  peril  for  the  Union  was  that!  No  Gravelly 
run  with  swollen  waters  is  here  to  prevent  him 
now,  but,  as  quickly  as  his  willing  steed  could 
carry  him,  he  hastens  to  Meade's  headquarters 
to  acquaint  him  with  the  importance  of  this 
position  and  the  necessity  of  sending-  men  to 
defend  it.  On  his  way  he  meets  the  Fifth  Corps, 
which  had  been  sent  from  the  rio;ht  to  relieve 

o 

Sickles.  Here  are  men  now,  and  there  is  the 
important  position  in  danger.  General  Warren 
hesitates  not  a  moment,  but  assumes  the  personal 
responsibility  of  detaching  Vincent's  brigade, 
Barnes's  division  of  his  corps,  for  defence  of  this 
hill,  and  then  reports  to  Meade  what  he  had  done. 
The  troops  arrived  here  at  the  very  nick  of  time  ; 
they  are  almost  at  once  attacked  by  Law's  Ala 
bama  brigade.  Law's  brigade  is  reinforced  by 


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Robertson's  Texas  brigade.  Vincent  is  reinforced 
by  Weed's  brigade  of  Ayres's  division  of  the  Fifth 
Corps,  and  here  was  fought  a  stubborn  and  deadly 
battle  for  the  possession  of  these  heights.  A 
portion  of  our  line  was  engaged  in  a  hand-to-hand 
conflict  with  the  enemy,  but  at  last  they  were 
driven  back  away  from  the  ravine,  away  from 
Big  Round  Top,  and  these  important  and  com 
manding  positions  were  ours.  In  that  fight  for 
their  possession  Vincent  was  mortally  wounded, 
Weed  fell,  Hazlitt  was  slain,  the  gallant  Col. 
O'Rorke  of  the  i4Oth  N.  Y.  gave  up  his  life; 
many  a  gallant  son  of  America  here  bit  the  dust, 
but  the  hills  were  ours.  The  very  key  to  this 
position  of  the  battle  was  in  the  hands  of  War 
ren,  and,  as  I  said,  when  they  failed  in  their  at 
tacks  upon  Cemetery  and  Gulp's  Hill  after  Sickles 
had  so  seriously  crippled  Longstreet  ;  when  they 
failed  to  turn  our  left  and  secure  this  height,  the 
victory  was  ours,  although  the  battle  was  not  yet 
over. 

Lee  came  here  for  a  great  purpose,  and  while  he 
knew  as  well  as  any  man  now  living  how  he  had 
failed  in  all  his  efforts  on  the  second,  yet  it  was 


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like  wrenching  the  heart  from  his  great  breast  to 
ask  him  to  turn  his  back  upon  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  to  recross  the  mountain,  go  over  the 
river  and  back  again  into  the  barren  fields  of  the 
war-worn  Virginia  without  accomplishing  some 
thing,  to  return  in  retreat  over  the  very  course 
he  so  lately  marched  with  confident  but  presump 
tuous  hopes,  and  on  the  third  day  of  the  battle,  the 
brave  and  ever  memorable  charge  of  Pickett 
against  our  left  centre  is  explained  in  the  same 
way,  and  was  made  for  the  same  reason  that  the 
losing  gambler,  in  the  hope  of  retrieving  his  loss, 
will  stake  his  all  upon  the  hazard  of  a  call. 

When  the  third  day  came,  during  that  fearful 
cannonading  that  preceded  Pickett's  charge,  where 
was  Warren  ?  On  this  hill  again,  with  a  patriotic 
heart  and  a  military  eye  taking  close  scrutiny  of 
every  phase  of  that  great  duel. 

He  soon  discovered  that  the  enemy  intended 
something  beyond  the  injury  they  hoped  to  do  us 
by  their  artillery  fire.  He  quickly  concluded  that 
it  was  their  purpose  to  demoralize  us  in  that  way, 
if  possible,  and  at  the  proper  time,  under  cover 
of  the  smoke,  to  advance  a  charging  column  of 
infantry. 


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He  at  once  reported  to  Meacle  his  impressions, 
suggesting  the  propriety  of  reserving  our  ammu 
nition,  and  putting  ourselves  in  readiness  to 
receive  a  charge.  This  suggestion  of  Warren's  to 
Meade  had  not  yet  been  communicated  to  General 
Hunt,  Chief  of  Artillery,  when  he,  anticipating 
the  same  result,  had  already  given  the  same 
order. 

In  a  short  while,  emerging  from  that  dreadful 
smoke  and  charging  over  those  level  fields  of 
death,  as  Americans  only  can  charge,  was  seen 
advancing  the  last  combined  great  effort  of  the 
rebellion  here.  But  instead  of  meeting  silenced 
guns  they  met  guns  filled  to  the  breech  with 
grape  and  canister,  ready  to  pour  into  their  faces 
the  very  fire  of  hell,  and  instead  of  meeting 
demoralized  infantry,  they  met  men,  as  they  had 
met  them  on  the  first  day,  as  they  had  met  them 
at  Gulp's  Hill,  at  Cemetery  Hill,  with  Sickles, 
when  fighting  for  this  hill,  and  on  all  positions 
of  this  field,  men  who  knew  where  they  were 
fighting,  and  who  had  resolved  at  Gettysburg  to 
conquer  or  there  to  die. 

You  know  the  result ;   those  who  were    left  of 


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them  went  back,  and  when  the  sun  went  down 
upon  this  field  on  the  evening  of  the  third  day 
of  July,  1863,  the  victory  was  not  only  won,  but 
the  greatest  battle  of  the  ages  was  over. 

And  now,  in  conclusion,  let  me  say  to  one  and 
to  all  of  you  again,  Well  done  !  Well  done  in 
the  thought  that  conceived  the  propriety  of  this 
erection.  There  was  a  Providence  and  an  inspi 
ration  in  it. 

Well  done  in  the  choice  of  location,  in  the  base 
you  have  chosen,  upon  which  the  loved  figure 
rests,  and  in  the  character  of  the  memorial. 

There  he  stands,  the  great  and  noble  War 
ren,  as  brave,  as  inspiring,  and  as  effective  for 
good,  here  battling  for  his  nation's  life,  as  was 
his  <jreat  ancestor  at  Bunker  Hill,  fiiditin«;  for 

o  o  <^> 

its  independence. 

There  he  stands  alone,  where  no  other  man 
upon  earth  has  a  right  to  stand,  crowning  the 
oreat  signal  rock  of  this  battle  that  his  p'enius 

o  o  o 

has  made  immortal.  That  old  boulder  will  sup 
port  him  until  the  "wreck  of  matter  and  the 
crush  of  worlds,"  and  long  after  the  severity  of 
Five  Forks  shall  have  been  forgotten,  there  he 


will  continue  to  stand,  loved  and  admired  by  all 
as  one  of  the  ablest,  one  of  the  bravest,  one  of 
the  most  intelligent,  and  one  of  the  most  unsel 
fishly  patriotic  soldiers  this  country  ever  pro 
duced. 

Mr.  President,  Veterans  of  the  Fifth  New 
York  and  widows  and  orphans  of  a  nation's  love, 
we  promise  you  to  guard  this  statue  with  a  ten 
der  and  continued  care. 


POEM. 

Lines  written  by  Major  Andrew  Coats,  U.  S. 
Vols.,  late  of  Co.  E.,  5th  N.  Y.  Volunteer  In 
fantry,  Duryee's  Zouaves,  and  read  by  him  at  the 
Dedication  of  the  Bronze  Statue  of  Gen.  G.  K. 
Warren  at  Little  Round  Top,  Gettysburg,  Pa., 
August  8th,  1888. 

Kind  friends  of  Warren,  you  who  loved  him  well, 
Why  call  on  me,   to  break  the  calm   sweet  spell 

Which   silence  gives? 
To  thoughtful  minds,  to  soldiers  true, 
Along  these  hills,  stretch  lines  of  blue, 

And  Warren  lives. 

With  loyal  heart,   and  soldier's  skill,, 
He  notes  the  vantage  of  this  hill, 

Then  longs  for  aid: 

One  passing  thought  o'erclouds  his  brow: 
Where  !  where  alas  !  those  veterans  now  ? 

His  old  brigade. 

But  there's  no  time  for  vain  regret, 
The  foe  will  come,  and  must  be  met, 

Whate'er  the  cost. 

His  well-trained  eye  is  quick  to  see, 
That  this  small  hill,   once  gained  by  Lee, 

The  field  is  lost. 


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So  rein  to  bit,  and  spur  to  side, 

Fast  down  that  slope,  you  see  him  ride 

In  search  of  men. 

Hope  spurs    him  on,  for  at  a  glance 
He  sees  a  few  tired  troops  advance 

From  out   the  glen. 

I  say  a  few,  yes  !  all  too  few, 

But  brave  and  loyal,  good  and  true, 

And  men  of  fate 

To  thus  meet  Warren,  then  and  there, 
Without  a  moment's  time  to  spare, 

Or  all  too  late. 

In  voice   with   pent  emotion   thick, 

He   cries  out,   "  Forward  !    double  quick, 

And  do  not  stop." 

"Colonel!    advance  your  whole  command, 
"And  do   not   halt   them,    till   they   stand 

On   that   round   top.' 

The   brave  O'Rorke   stops  not   to   ask, 
The  reason   for  such  hurried    task. 

But,   out  of  breath, 
Leads  quickly   on   his   soldiers   brave: 
This  pinnacle   of  fame   to  save 

And  reaches — death. 
While  Warren,  past  the  panting  men, 
Spurs  on  his  steed,   till  once  again 

The  view  is  clear. 

"  Thank  God  !  "  he  cries,  and  well  he  may, 
For  there  they  come,  the  men  in  gray, 

But  ours  are  here. 


The  foemen  charge,  with  glittering  steel, 
But  backward  soon  you  see  them  reel, 

Through  leaden  showers. 
Our  Warren  was  the  first  to  see 
That  on  this  Top  hung  victory's  key, 

And  made  it  ours. 

*  *  * 

Such  is  the  story,  all  too  poorly  told, 
But  days  will  come,  as  time  grows  old, 

When   brush  and  pen, 
In  skillful  hands,  shall  paint  this  tale, 
And  Warren's  name,  over  hill  and  dale, 

Shall  ring  again. 

*  *  * 

The  old  Bay  State  has  marked,  and  marked  it  well, 
A  sacred  spot  where  "rebel"  Warren  fell; 
He,  like  our  own  dear  Warren,  a  patriot  brave, 
But  happier  far,  he  found  a  soldier's  grave. 
While  our  loved  hero,  through  the  battle's  strife, 
Had  harder  task  than  yielding  up  his  life. 
He  led  the  vanguard,  at  war's  first  rude  blast, 
Fought  in  the  first  fight,  and  nobly  won  the  last. 
And  so  grim  fate,  to  each  a  task  thus  gives, 
One  for  his  country  dies,   another  for  it — lives.    . 
To-day  we  come  to  mark,   in  loving  mood, 
Not  where  our  Warren  fell,  but  where  he  stood, 
And  where  he  always  stood — and  will  forever  stand — 
In  the  front  rank  of  heroes,  of  our  land. 
This  spot  shall  be  the  shrine,  in  coming  years, 
Of  joy  and  glory — not  regrets,  or  tears, 
For  pilgrim  patriots  shall  seek  this  holy  rood 
And  point  with  pride,   to  where  our  Warren  stood. 

A.  C. 


ORATION 

OF 

REV.  C.   F.    HULL 


Mr.  President,  and  Comrades  of  the  New  York 
Volunteers  Veteran  Association,  Ladies  and  Gentle 
men  : — We  meet  to-day  to  commemorate  an  event, 
and  to  dedicate  a  monument.  As  the  survivors  of 
an  army  that  fought  valiantly  for  a  cause,  as  noble 
in  purpose  as  it  is  deathless  in  principle,  we 
gather  on  this  historic  field  to  renew  the  friend 
ships  of  former  years,  to  revive  the  memories 
of  those  stirring  days,  and  to  offer  our  meed  of 
affection  and  eulogy  to  the  memory  of  our  la 
mented  and  honored  dead. 

It  is  proper  that  those  who  have  made  history, 
should  meet  upon  the  spot  where  history  was 
made.  The  printed  page  is  punctuated  to  give 
sense  to  sentences,  and  to  make  emphatic  each 
climax  in  the  narrative.  So  the  unlettered  but 
all-luminous  page  that  lies  outspread  before  us 
has  its  punctuation-marks  in  battle  monuments. 


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Each  memorial-column,  and  cenotaph,  on  this 
battlefield  of  fame,  marks  a  paragraph  of  heroism, 
endurance,  and  daring  in  the  story  of  Gettysburg. 

Where  all  were  brave,  it  is  hard  to  think  that 
some  must  lie  unhonored  among  the  dead.  The 
undiscovered  heroes  who  fell  upon  this  field,  and 
whose  fame  will  be  unsung,  are  worthy  of  a 
thought  of  reverence  from  those  who  saw  them 
fall  ;  and,  while  we  gather  at  this  monument  of 
our  illustrious  chief  to  do  him  honor,  let  us  lay 
one  flower  of  eulogy  upon  the  graves  of  those 
who  fought  so  nobly,  and  who  died — "unknown." 

It  is  passing  strange  that  mortuary  honors  are 
often  the  first  that  men  receive  from  their  neigh 
bors.  The  man  who  moves  unrecognized  among 

o  o 

the  level  crowd,  will  one  day  be  esteemed  a  hero 
for    his    deeds  ;    and  when    the    hand   we    never 
touched    in     life   has    crumbled   into     grave-dust, 
we  twine  the  laurel  leaf,  and  crown    a  name. 
Grave-glories     are     not     like     mornintr-odories. 

o  o  o 

The  latter  wither  while  the  sun  is  at  the  zenith  ; 
the  former  blossom  when  the  sun  of  life  is  set. 
So  he  who  suns  himself  beneath  the  favor  of 
the  passing  hour,  may  be  forgotten  by  the 

3 


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changing"  crowd  ;  but  his  the  lasting  honor  and 
the  fame,  whose  deeds  and  praise  live  after  he 
is  dead.  May  the  memory  of  these  heroes  in 
spire  within  our  breasts  a  love  for  liberty  and 
country,  that  shall  remain  a  noble  ideal  for  our 
children  when  we,  too,  have  passed  away.  And 
when  they  gather  at  these  graves,  in  coming 
years,  may  they  remember  that  those  who  fell 
fought  not  for  glory,  but  for  principle. 

Among  the  treasures  brought  from  Cyprus  is 
an  intaglio  head,  engraved  on  amethyst.  Every 
line  is  executed  in  delicate  detail  ;  but  though 
the  hand  that  graved  it  has  crumbled  in  the 
dust  for  ages,  the  perfect  features  in  the  stone 
remain  to  tell  the  story  of  the  unknown  artist's 
skill.  Yet  more  enduring  than  amethyst  is  prin 
ciple.  Precious  stones  may  perish,  but  an  idea 
will  live.  The  soldiers  who  lie  buried  here,  and 
those  who  fell  on  other  fields,  fought  for  an  idea, 
and  left  a  legacy  which  will  outlast  both  bronze 
and  sculptured  stone.  Let  us  resolve  that  what 
ever  is  true  in  the  ideal  for  which  they  fought 
shall  live  in  the  government  they  died  to  sustain. 

As   we   assemble    here    to-day,   some    one    may 


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ask  :  "  Was  there  need  of  such  a  sacrifice  of  life 
and  all  these  wasted  years  of  reconstruction  since 
the  war?"  But  have  these  years  been  wasted? 
Has  this  cemetery  been  peopled  with  the  dead 
in  vain  ?  The  lessons  of  experience  are  not  too 
costly  if  they  are  learned.  We  cannot  hurry 
Providence.  The  momentum  of  events  is  meas 
ured  by  their  magnitude.  Time  moves  with 
measured  tread,  unheeding  our  impatience.  It 
has  taken  more  than  two  decades  to  readjust 
the  movement  of  our  national  life  along  the  line 
of  human  progress. 

History  pauses  to  correct  its  earlier  mistakes  ere 
it  fills  up  its  later  pages.  A  quarter  century  has 
not  yet  sufficed  to  reveal  the  full  meaning  of  that 
four  years'  struggle.  The  great  events  presaged, 
and  the  grand  ideal  of  national  integrity  enun 
ciated,  will  fill  a  century  with  their  development. 

If  we  glance  backward  to  the  outbreak  of  the 
war,  we  will  find  the  country  was  in  the  condition 
to  meet  some  great  trial  ;  to  need  some  strong 
convulsion.  Our  constitution  had  been  wisely 
framed,  but  it  could  not  be  adjusted  to  the  vary 
ing  conditions  of  the  age,  without  a  jar  in  the 


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movement  somewhere.  The  fair  structure  of  our 
Temple  of  Liberty  could  not  longer  be  sustained 
on  the  corner-stone  of  slavery.  The  foundations 
were  weakening,  while  above  the  dome,  where 
hung  the  Flag  of  Freedom,  the  air  was  heavy 
with  the  sulphurous  breath  of  latent  battle  rage. 
At  length  the  gathering  storm  broke  on  the  land. 
The  pen  had  done  its  work.  Embittered  passions 
had  refused  to  yield,  and  statesmanship  had  faulted. 
It  was  time  the  sword,  unsheathed,  should 
pierce  the  cloud,  and  let  the  lightnings  loose,  to 
clear  the  air  from  fratricidal  hate,  and  doubt,  and 
discontent.  Then  came  the  signal  gun  at  Sum- 
ter  ;  and  then  came  the  hurrying  multitudes  from 
North  and  South,  to  test  their  issues  on  the  field 
of  strife.  Thus  the  war  began  that  made,  and  un 
made,  history.  It  lifted  into  prominence  men  fitted 
to  be  leaders,  and  gave  to  obscure  localities  a 
record  as  enduring  as  time.  To  such  a  place  our 
feet  have  turned  to-day,  that  we  might  study  at 
this  later  hour  the  record  of  that  three  days  battle 
field,-  the  turning  point  of  General  Lee's  success, 
and  place  among  the  monuments  erected  here  in 
honor  of  the  dead,  the  statue  of  a  chief  whose 
memory  we  revere. 


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Among  the  illustrious  soldiers  whose  valor  has 
given  renown  to  each  locality  on  this  historic 
field,  the  name  of  (Gen.)  Warren  is  closely  asso 
ciated  with  the  glories  of  Little  Round  Top. 
Standing  here,  we  can  see  the  angle  that  indicates 
the  "high-water  mark  of  the  rebellion"  —  that 
swelling  flood  of  Southern  victory  that  dashed 
against  the  living  wall  of  Union  breasts,  and, 
beaten  back,  bore  on  its  refluent  tide  the  shat 
tered  prestige  of  the  pride  and  valor  of  Lee's 
Invincibles. 

But,  on  the  previous  day,  here  Warren  stood, 
and  checked  the  advancing  march  of  the  invad 
ing  foe,  that  threatened  to  overwhelm  the  height. 

O  c5 

Had  he  been  absent,  or  less  able  to  meet  the 
crisis,  the  high-water  mark  of  the  gray  line  of 
battle  would  have  missed  the  "  bloody  angle," 
and  the  "clump  of  trees,"  and  by  the  way  of 
Round  Top,  and  one  day  earlier,  would  have 
swept  the  army  of  the  North  from  its  victorious 
front,  and  spread  its  volume  of  invasion  through 
this  broad  commonwealth.  Here  it  is  fitting  that 

o 

this  monument  should  stand,   and   tell  to  coming 

o 

ages  the   story  of  his  alertness,  and  military    pre- 


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science  ;  and,  standing  here  on  this  the  anniver 
sary  of  his  death,  it  is  well  to  pause,  and  dwell  a 
moment  on  the  record  of  his  life. 

Gouverneur  Kemble  Warren,  the  hero  of  the 
day,  and  of  this  eminence,  was  born  at  Cold- 
Spring-on-the-Hudson,  January  8,  1830.  Cradled 
amid  the  highlands  of  that  storied  river,  his  infant 
ears  were  daily  assailed  by  the  sound  of  the  morn 
ing  and  evening  gun  at  West  Point,  and  his  boy 
hood's  ardor  was  aroused  by  the  strains  of  martial 
music  that  floated  across  the  stream.  Living 
within  sight  of  the  Academy,  and  a  frequent  vis 
itor  to  it,  we  can  imagine  how  the  associations 
and  traditions  of  that  locality  would  fill  the  mind 
of  the  ambitious  youth  with  ardent  aspirations 
for  a  military  career.  Having  passed  through 
the  schools  of  his  native  place,  he  spent  one 
year  at  a  neighboring  academy,  and  then  his 
desires  were  fulfilled,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
he  received  his  cadet  appointment,  graduating 
July  i,  1850,  standing  second  in  a  class  of  forty- 
four  members.  He  was  at  once  assigned  to  the 
corps  of  Topographical  Engineers,  in  the  grade 
of  Brevet  Second  Lieutenant.  In  this  congenial 


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sphere  he  found  ample  scope  for  his  investiga 
tions  in  different  branches  of  science,  and  through 
out  life  he  maintained  his  fondness  for  these  pur 
suits  as  a  relaxation  from  the  more  arduous 
duties  of  his  profession. 

Time  will  not  permit,  neither  will  the  occasion 
justify  me  in  making  more  than  a  passing  allusion 
to  the  events  of  this  period  of  his  life.  "  As  an 
assistant  to  Captain  Humphrey,  he  was  engaged 
upon  the  investigations  and  surveys  of  the  Missis 
sippi  delta.  While  employed  in  these  duties  he 
compiled  a  map  of  the  then  wilderness  lying  west 
of  the  Mississippi,  and  conducted  three  separate 
expeditions  in  Dakota  and  Nebraska."  In  the  pur 
suit  of  these  investigations  he  passed  through  the 
eastern,  southern,  and  western  outskirts  of  the 
" Black  Hills,"  and  was  the  first  explorer  of  that  now 
famous  locality.  Thus  the  interval  between  his 
graduation  and  his  return  to  West  Point  as  an 
instructor  was  filled  with  those  active  and  diver 
sified  duties  which  made  up  the  eventful  life  of 
an  officer  of  the  Engineer  Corps  on  the  frontier. 
Nor  was  the  service  without  peril.  The  Indian- 
infested  forests  and  the  blizzard-swept  plains  tried 


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both  nerve  and  endurance.  "  While  serving  on  the 
staff  of  General  Harney  he  ran  the  gauntlet  of  dan 
ger  through  the  Indian  country  as  the  bearer  of 
dispatches,"  and  there  displayed  that  courage  and 
sagacity  which  were  afterwards  conspicuous  on 
larger  fields  of  action.  By  these  varied  experi 
ences  the  young  lieutenant  was  being  fitted  for 
positions  of  graver  responsibility,  and  the  field  of 
more  imminent  danger,  to  which  his  country  would 
later  call  him.  Steadily,  studiously,  faithfully, 
amid  the  heats  of  summer  and  the  rigor  of  winter 
he  met  each  call  of  duty.  With  an  ambition  as 
laudable  as  it  was  aspiring,  he  sought  to  make 
the  most  of  his  opportunities,  and  to  cultivate 
the  brilliant  natural  talents  with  which  he  was 
endowed.  As  among  his  classmates  in  the  acad 
emy  he  easily  led  the  majority,  so  among  his 
associates  in  the  field  his  abilities  were  recog 
nized,  and  his  pre-eminence  maintained. 

From  the  scientific  pursuits  of  a  military  engi 
neer,  to  the  position  of  Assistant  Professor  of 
Mathematics  in  the  halls  of  his  Alma  Mater,  was  a 
natural  transition  for  one  of  his  acquirements  ;  and 
there  the  call  to  arms  found  him.  The  alarm  of  war 


that  filled  the  North  with  the  spirit  of  military 
ardor  had  awakened  a  responsive  thrill  in  the 
heart  of  the  young  professor,  and,  obtaining  leave 
of  absence  for  that  purpose,  he  accepted  the  posi 
tion  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  Fifth  New  York 
Volunteers,  which  was  early  tendered  to  him. 
This  regiment,  with  which  his  fame  became 
identified,  was  composed  of  material  above  the 
average ;  men  who  had  been  attracted  to  the 
organization  by  the  prestige  of  a  name  famous 
in  the  annals  of  the  New  York  State  Militia.  As 
soon  as  organized,  it  displayed  those  characteris 
tics  of  individuality  and  excellence,  which  made 
the  name  of  "  Duryee  Zouaves"  synonymous 
with  all  that  was  highest  in  soldierly  attainments. 
Early  at  the  front,  it  received  its  first  baptism  of 
fire  at  Big  Bethel,  where  Warren  revealed  those 
traits  of  coolness  and  good  judgment  which  were 
conspicuous  elements  of  his  nature.  The  regiment 
was  soon  ordered  to  Baltimore,  to  suppress  the 
turbulence  of  the  Southern  sympathizers,  and  there 
the  young  Lieutenant-Colonel  was  called  to  the 
command,  on  the  promotion  of  its  organizer.  To 
the  perfection  of  the  regiment,  already  well  drilled 


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in  the  school  of  the  militia,  Warren  brought  the 
thoroughness  of  the  regular  army  routine.  On 
Federal  Hill  he  gave  them  practical  lessons  in  the 
school  of  the  engineer,  and  on  the  adjacent  squares 
he  drilled  them  in  manual  and  manoeuvre,  until 
they  reached  that  point  of  excellence  which  made 
them  afterward  the  pride  of  the  Army  of  the  Po 
tomac,  and  obtained  for  them  the  distinction  of 
being  brigaded  with  General  Sykes'  Division  of 
Regulars,  when  they  were  ordered  to  the  Peninsula. 
He  knew  his  men  and  trusted  them,  and  that  trust 
was  never  abused.  Those  for  whom  he  did  so 
much  did  much  for  him,  and  in  the  hour  of  need 
they  never  failed  him.  When  later  he  was  taken 
from  their  immediate  command,  they  followed  his 
career  with  affectionate  pride,  and  every  honor  he 
won  was  cheered  by  his  old  command.  What, 
then,  more  fitting  than  that  to  those  faithful 
admirers  should  fall  the  pleasant  service  of  plac 
ing  this  monument  in  position,  and  dedicating  it 
to  his  memory  ? 

The  story  of  General  Warren's  advancement  is 
the  history  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  From 
Yorktown  to  Five  Forks,  each  battle  was  the 


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field  of  his  achievements,  and  each  disaster 
was  mitigated  by  his  skill  and  energy  as  a  staff 
or  general  officer.  At  Hanover  Court  House 
he  commanded  a  brigade.  At  Games'  Mills  his 
command  lost  heavily,  and  he  was  wounded.  At 
Malvern  Hill  he  repulsed  the  enemy,  and  saved 
the  remnant  of  our  army.  At  Manassas,  by 
the  sacrifice  of  249  out  of  490  soldiers  of  his 
own  regiment,  he  covered  the  withdrawal  of  the 
corps.  At  Antietam  and  Fredericksburg,  he  was 
ever  the  same  capable,  efficient,  and  daring  com 
mander.  At  Chancellorsville,  on  Marye  Heights, 
and  in  the  action  at  Salem,  his  star  was  ever 
seen  where  the  storm-clouds  of  battle  raged 
fiercest.  On  the  8th  of  June,  1863,  he  was 
appointed  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  and  it  was  while  serving  in  this 
capacity,  on  the  staff  of  General  Meade,  that  he  so 
signally  contributed  to  the  repulse  of  the  enemy 
on  the  2d  of  July,  and  gave  occasion  for  this 
gathering  to  commemorate  the  turning-point  of 
battle  on  that  fateful  day.  But  for  his  fore 
sight  and  energy,  the  field  of  Gettysburg  would 
not  only  be  the  cemetery  of  our  dead,  but,  in 


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the  words  of  an  able  military  critic  :  "  It 
might  have  been  the  grave  of  the  Union." 

After  Gettysburg  the  arena  broadens,  and  with 
larger  command  came  the  opportunity  for  more 
honorable  distinction.  Appointed  Major-Gen 
eral  of  Volunteers,  on  August  8,  he  was  assigned 
to  the  temporary  command  of  the  Second  Corps  ; 
and  at  Bristoe  Station  he  displayed  brilliant 
generalship,  in  holding  Hill's  two  divisions  in 
check,  until,  by  a  happy  manoeuvre,  he  extricated 
himself  from  a  dangerous  situation.  At  Mine 
Run  he  had  the  moral  courage  to  risk  the  sac 
rifice  of  his  future  prospects,  when  he  saw  that 
the  assault  he  was  commanded  to  make  could 
only  result  in  the  useless  slaughter  of  his  men. 

At  length,  assigned  to  the  permanent  com 
mand  of  the  Fifth  Corps,  the  steady  march  of 
events  bears  him  on  the  tide  of  successful  gen 
eralship  and  well-earned  distinction,  until  the 
moment  of  the  crowning  victory  and  sorrow  of 
his  life.  It  was  at  the  assault  on  the  last  line 
of  the  enemy  at  Five  Forks,  when,  after  fight 
ing  their  way  through  the  woods,  our  troops  hav 
ing  halted  for  a  moment,  Warren  leaped  forward, 


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and,  seizing  the  flag  of  his  corps,  he  led  his 
cheering  followers  to  victory.  Speaking  of  this 
act,  Swinton  says  :  "  The  history  of  the  war 
presents  no  equally  splendid  illustration  of  per 
sonal  magnetism."  Such,  also,  is  the  witness  of 
those  present,  who  beheld  the  gallant  leader  of 
this  glorious  charge.  But,  when  the  hand  was 
lifted  in  glad  exultation  to  seize  so  well-won 
and  so  hard-contested  a  prize,  suddenly  it  was 
stricken  to  his  side  by  a  blow  that,  all  unfore 
seen,  and  undeserved,  fell  with  sudden  force, 
and  shattered  every  soldierly  aspiration.  Too 
proud  to  murmur  at  the  unequal  rewards  of 
distinguished  services,  the  sword  of  a  hero  was 
sheathed  at  that  hour,  never  to  be  drawn  again. 
The  professional  employments  that  filled  the 
remainder  of  his  career  are  recorded  in  the  annals 
of  the  War  Department.  Resigning  his  com 
mission  in  the  Volunteer  Service,  at  the  close 
of  the  war,  he  returned  to  the  pleasing  duties 
of  the  Engineer  Corps,  where  his  cultivated  tastes 
and  scholarly  accomplishments  fitted  him  for  the 
prominent  appointments  he  received.  His  love 
for  his  country,  and  his  recognition  of  its  claims, 


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made  w  him  faithful  to  the  varied  interests  that 
were  intrusted  to  his  care.  But,  while  the  wrong 
that  had  been  done  him  ever  cried  for  redress, 
no  obligation  was  slighted,  no  professional  service 
neglected,  no  just  claim  unheeded.  Although 
faithful  to  every  call  of  duty,  and  earning  well 
the  honors  and  rewards  that  still  came  to  him, 
the  lofty  sense  of  right  that  always  actuated 
him  could  not  rest  under  the  cloud  that  shadowed 
his  military  renown.  With  that  indomitable  per 
sistence  that  was  natural  to  him,  he  sought  to 
undo  the  wrong  of  the  past.  Thus  fifteen  years 
were  spent  in  useless  sacrifice  and  heart-wearying 
anxiety,  in  the  vain  attempt  to  make  justice 
bandage  her  eyes  with  righteousness,  and  not 
with  prejudice.  But  when  the  irreversible  was 
decreed,  the  strength  of  his  soul  was  turned  to 
bitter  weakness,  and  he  who  never  shrunk  from 
living  foe,  turned  from  the  prejudiced  misjudgments 
of  changeable  popular  favor  to  one  whose  faith  had 
kept  her  close  to  God,  when  he  was  standing 
here,  so  close  to  death,  and  whose  heart  had 
never  failed  him  in  those  after  years  of  bitter, 
unavailing  struggle  for  the  right.  And  he  found 


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other  tried  and  loyal  friends,  who  stood  unshaken 
in  their  unyielding  faith  and  friendship.  Out 
side  the  circle  of  these  true  hearts  the  then 
misunderstanding  crowd  might  doubt  and  ques 
tion,  but  we  who  knew  the  man  so  well,  and 
read  his  heart  so  clearly,  were  never  blinded  by 
a  decision  that  did  not  decide,  nor  swayed  by 
the  movements  of  the  bending  multitude.  Here, 
on  the  spot  where  he  stood  when  the  rising  sun 
of  prosperous  favor  was  aspiring  towards  the 
zenith  of  his  fame,  we  place  his  monument. 
History  attests  the  justice  of  the  situation.  General 
Doubleday  says  :  "  This  eminence  should  have 
been  the  first  point  held  and  fortified  by  us  early 
in  the  day,  as  it  was  the  key  of  the  field  ;  but 
no  special  orders  were  given  concerning  it,  and 
nothing  but  Warren's  activity  and  foresight  saved 
it  from  falling  into  the  hands  of  the  enemy." 
Here  let  him  stand  in  bronze  who  once  stood 
here  in  life,  and  with  his  presence  filled  a  fatal 
gap  left  in  the  troops'  alignment  ;  and  where  his 
energy  and  ardor  met  the  eager  assault  of  a 
confident  enemy,  and  turned  ,a  threatened  disas 
ter  into  glorious  victory. 


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There  is  an  old  saying  :  "  It  is  the  unexpected 
that  always  happens."  This  is  a  truism  when 
applied  to  military  strategy.  All  praise  to  him 
who,  when  the  unexpected  comes,  is  found  prepared 
to  meet  it.  God  has  stationed  his  sentries  on  the 
hill-tops  of  Time  to  guard  the  danger-points  along 
the  line  of  His  developments.  Who  can  doubt 
that  Warren  was  the  Sentinel  of  Providence  to 
guard  against  a  surprise  which  would  have  been 
disastrous  to  our  army,  and  fatal  to  our  cause  ?  If 
he  had  not  stood  where  in  silent  semblance  he 
now  stands,  and  met  the  unexpected  at  this  un 
guarded  point,  there  would  have  been  no  third 
clay's  fight  at  Gettysburg ;  and  the  story  of  Pick- 
ett's  gallant  charge,  and  its  no  less  heroic  repulse, 
would  never  have  made  the  page  of  history  brighter 
with  its  record  of  daring  and  undoing. 

As  we  gaze  upon  these  features  cast  in  bronze, 
upon  the  soldierly  form,  and  the  expectant  atti 
tude,  we  seem  to  catch  the  inspiration  of  the  mo 
ment,  and  to  see,  as  then  he  saw,  the  imminence  of 
the  crisis.  The  figure  stands  alert,  aroused,  intent, 
as  if  conscious  of  a  moment  of  destiny.  He  has 
caught  the  ^leamin^  of  rifle-barrels  amid  the  foli- 

O  O  £5 


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age  of  the  trees.  They  reveal  the  presence  of  the 
enemy.  The  aroused  instinct  of  the  trained  sol 
dier  perceives  that  Hood  is  about  to  sweep  down 
upon  our  left.  He  takes  in  at  a  glance  the  full 
meaning  of  the  movement.  Not  that  this  or  that 
corps  will  be  sacrificed,  but  that  the  results  of 
all  the  long  marches,  sieges,  and  battles  of  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac  would  be  lost,  and  the  whole 
phase  of  the  war  would  be  changed.  That  the 
Army  of  Virginia  would  become  the  Army  of 
Invasion,  and  the  North  would  have  to  fight  to 
defend  its  hearthstones.  That  the  long  withheld 
aid  and  comfort  of  alien  nations  would  be  extended 
from  across  the  sea.  That  from  the  situation  of 
an  almost  vanquished,  disheartened  and  impover 
ished  foe,  the  Confederacy  would  stand  forth 
as  an  allied  power,  with  aid  unstinted,  resources 
unlimited,  and  a  position  invulnerable.  For  an 
instant,  with  the  prescience  of  a  prophet,  he 
beholds  these  possible  results  of  the  impend 
ing  movement  ;  then,  with  a  word  of  warning  to 
the  signal  man  beside  him,  he  turns  with  head 
long  rush  for  relief.  Can  we  doubt  that  in  that 
supreme  moment  of  anxiety  his  heart  went  out  in 

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eager  longing  for  the  men  of  his  old  command  ? 
Is  it  chance  that  at  this  moment  the  remnant  of 
his  old  regiment  is  approaching  ?  As  if  conscious 
of  their  loved  commander's  peril,  they  were  press 
ing  forward  anxious  to  be  in  the  fray,  not  know 
ing  where  they  first  would  feel  the  enemy ;  and  as 
Warren,  in  his  hurried  quest  for  help,  and  they 
with  eager  response  to  an  unknown  guiding,  are 
drawing  nearer,  what  joy  fills  his  heart  as  he  sees 
the  men  he  longs  for  advancing  ;  and  with  what  a 
shout  they  recognize  the  leader  they  most  admire! 
It  needs  but  a  word  of  explanation  to  their  com 
mander,  then  comes  the  struggle  for  the  possession 
of  this  hill.  At  last  they  have  found  their  true  di 
rection.  Where  Warren  leads  the  way  the  men 
he  trained  would  never  doubt  or  question,  and  while 
he  turns  to  bring  them  aid,  they  reach  the  crest 
of  the  hill,  and  here,  and  not  one  moment  too  soon, 
they  feel  the  edge  of  the  strife,  and  the  hot  flame  of 
the  battle  fans  their  cheeks.  Then  followed  the 
conflict,  as  hand-to-hand  with  Hood's  veterans  they 
struggle  for  the  prize  of  Round  Top,  the  "  key  to 
the  whole  position  of  Gettysburg,"  as  it  is  called 
by  the  Confederate  General  E.  M.  Law,  who  com 
manded  the  attack. 


Could  these  stones  speak,  what  stories  they 
might  tell  !  For  hours  the  battle  raged  where  we 
now  stand,  and  rock,  and  soil  alike  were  wet  with 
tears  of  human  blood.  Here  Vincent  fell,  and 
Weed,  and  Hazlitt,  and  O'Rorke  !  What  costly 
sacrifices  for  these  wind-swept  rocks  !  But  the 
sacrifices  are  not  too  great  when  estimated  in  the 
gauge  of  war.  This  hill-top  was  the  high-road  to 
the  North,  if  Hood  had  been  successful.  These 
rocks  were  priceless  that  barred  his  progress. 
Each  boulder  was  a  breastwork  for  a  Union  sol 
dier.  Each  crevice  formed  a  shelter  for  our  men 
to  thwart  the  purpose  of  the  foe,  who,  all  too  soon, 
had  claimed  the  prize.  Here  our  brave  troops 
held  their  position  hour  by  hour,  and  when  the 
shadows  of  the  night  fell  on  the  scene,  and  hushed 
the  hideous  clamor  of  the  fight,  they  held  it  still  ; 
and  held  it  on  the  morrow,  and  held  it  for  this  day, 
that  here,  again  assembling  where  they  fought,  they 
might  once  more  clasp  hands,  and  in  this  sculp 
tured  presence  speak  of  him  who  was  the  hour's 
man,  whose  promptitude  and  generalship  made 
victory  possible. 

In   summing  up   the  character  of  Gen.  Warren 


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we  must  be  brief.  It  is  not  well  to  weary  patience 
with  our  praise.  Some  one  has  said  he  was  ambi 
tious.  Let  us  be  thankful  that  he  was.  A  lov 
ing  hand  has  written  these  words  :  u  Ambition 
seemed  inborn  with  him,  not  so  much  from  a 
desire  for  fame,  but  from  a  sense  of  duty  to  do 
well  whatever  he  undertook,  and  a  hope  to  be 
of  service  to  his  fellow  men."  If  to  be  ambitious 
means  to  be  a  better  student,  a  greater  soldier,  a 
truer  friend,  then  let  ambition  rule  where  none 
are  wronged,  and  all  are  helped  by  better  lead 
ership.  If  he  had  not  been  ambitious,  there  would 
have  been  no  Warren  Monument  to  dedicate  to 
day. 

As  might  have  been  expected  in  a  man  with 
his  tenacity  of  purpose,  he  was  unswerving  in 
devotion  to  the  cause  in  which  he  believed. 
For  years  he  studied  the  questions  that  aroused 
sectional  antagonism,  and  when  the  hour  came 
he  was  prepared  for  the  issue.  From  that  time 
until  the  close  of  the  war,  no  toil  could  be  too 
severe,  no  sacrifice  too  great,  no  trial  too  exact 
ing,  to  advance  the  interest  of  the  government 
he  honored,  and  the  service  he  so  much  loved. 


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No  side  issue  could  distract  him,  no  falsehood 
blind  him.  Throughout  he  clearly  saw  the  one 
duty  of  suppressing  the  Rebellion,  and  to  it 
every  energy  of  his  will,  and  every  faculty  of 
his  mind  was  directed. 

He  belonged  to  a  profession  that  is  not  ashamed 
to  die  poor.  When  a  fortune  could  be  made 
by  losing  a  battle,  and  the  future  assured  against 
want  by  a  false  move  in  strategy,  all  honor  to 
the  sword-bearers  who  kept  their  blades  bright 
from  the  rust  of  corruption.  The  soldier,  whose 
fame  we  honor,  avoided  many  an  opportunity  to 
obtain  wealth  unworthily,  by  turning  his  back 
on  temptation,  and  keeping  his  eye  steadfast  on 
duty.  When  millions  were  springing  up  like 
mushrooms  along  the  bloody  trail  of  war,  he 
would  not  stoop  from  the  lofty  altitude  of  hero, 
to  ply  the  trade  of  huckster  in  the  spoils  of  the 
conquered.  A  single  purpose  animated  him,  to 
bring  to  a  speedy  issue  the  strife  of  brotherhood, 
by  striking  hard,  and  doing  utmost  damage  where 
it  was  needful  ;  but  preventing  all  wanton 
destruction  of  property,  and  opposing  the  need 
less  effusion  of  blood.  And  thus  the  end  of  the 


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war  found  him  comparatively  poor,  but  rich  in 
honor  and  renown,  and  those  heart  treasures 
that  are  beyond  all  price. 

Those  who  never  penetrated  the  circle  of  his 
official  reserve,  or  who  only  saw  him  in  the  rage 
of  battle,  could  little  understand  the  kindness  of 
his  heart.  As  a  child,  he  was  remarkable  for 
gentleness.  He  was  known  at  home  as  "The 
tender-hearted  boy  ;"  and  later  in  life,  among  the 
Indians  of  the  plains,  he  was  called  "The  good 
Lieutenant."  Even  long  familiarity  with  scenes 
of  strife,  and  the  carnage  of  the  battle-field,  could 
not  harden  him  to  human  suffering.  Writing  to 
his  brother,  on  this  subject,  he  said  :  "I  do  not 
feel  it  much  in  my  own  person,  but  I  sympathize 
so  much  with  the  suffering  around  me,  that  it 
seems  at  times  I  can  hardly  endure  it."  Those 
who  knew  him  intimately  have  heard  him  relate, 
with  keen  appreciation,  the  following  incident  : 
When,  after  a  long  and  fatiguing  march  and 
battle,  he  had  thrown  himself  on  the  ground 
for  needed  rest,  upon  awakening  he  found  a 
soldier's  coat  thrown  over  him.  "  Some  poor 
fellow,"  he  said,  "  had  deprived  himself  of  it  in 
his  kind  thought  for  me." 


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Thus  we  behold  the  Soldier  and  the  Man. 
Kind,  true,  and  brave,  with  a  contempt  for  mere 
showiness  and  pretence,  he  had  respect  for  solid 
worth  wherever  found.  In  his  relations  to  his 
brother  officers  of  the  volunteer  service,  he  was 
always  appreciative  of  true  merit,  never  allow 
ing  his  prejudices  in  favor  of  academic  training 
to  interfere  with  the  recognition  and  promotion 
of  military  genius.  If  he  saw  a  star  ascendant,  it 
challenged  his  admiration  and  esteem,  whether 
it  came  from  West  Point,  or  a  village  school. 

In  the  semi-civil  position  he  occupied  after  the 
close  of  the  war,  his  interest  in  the  social  life 
around  him  was  always  very  marked.  Although 
naturally  reserved,  he  was  never  a  recluse  ;  and 
while  he  was  intensely  appreciative  of  domestic 
joys,  yet  in  every  place  he  lived  his  public  ser 
vices,  and  private  worth,  procured  for  him  the 
warm  attachment  of  personal  friends.  This  ap 
preciation  was  shown  in  their  recognition  and 
praise  of  his  professional  achievements,  and  brill 
iant  intellectual  and  social  qualities,  and  their 
unobtrusive  sympathy  with  him  in  the  great  sor 
row  of  his  life.  Living,  they  gladly  called  him 


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friend,  and  when  dead,  they  sought  to  perpetuate 
his  memory  with  mortuary  honors. 

Among  the  distinctions  that  attach  to  his  fame 
none  is  more  significant  than  the  fact  that  so 
many  localities  aspired  to  the  privilege  of  having 
this  monument  placed  in  their  midst.  While 
Newport  holds  his  precious  dust,  and  decorates 
his  grave,  Cold-Spring,  his  birth-place,  asserts  its 
earlier  claims  to  recognition,  and  West  Point  en 
vies  Gettysburg.  Here  let  it  stand  through  com 
ing  years,  among  the  monuments  of  this  great 
battlefield. 

O  Warren  !  stand  as  firmly  fixed  in  all  our 
hearts  as  thou  art  planted  in  this  solid  rock  !  The 
hand  of  man  has  carved  the  base  for  other  stat 
ues,  but  this  sure  pedestal  was  wrought  by  a 
mightier  hand.  As  firmly  as  the  everlasting  hills, 
so  shall  it  stand,  unmoved  by  heat  or  frost  or 
passing  tempest-tumult,  with  unchanged  attitude 
of  watchfulness,  as  if  intent  to  guard  our  future 
as  he  did  our  past.  And  when  our  lips  are  mute, 
and  in  the  grave's  dark  gloom  our  eyes  have  lost 
their  sight,  may  he,  still  standing  here,  behold 
the  coming  grandeur  of  our  elder  age  ;  a  nation 


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living  in  the  unity  of  peace,  whose  sons  have 
learned  the  lessons  of  their  father's  bitter  past. 
Then  there  will  be  no  North  !  no  South  !  but 
one  broad,  prosperous  country  under  Freedom's 
Flag.  And  when  another  century  has  run  its 
course,  and  men  shall  ask :  "  Who  placed  this 
statue  here  ?"  Then  let  tradition  answer  :  "  Those 
who  loved  him  best."  And  when  the  record  in 
scribed  upon  this  tablet  shall  be  obscured  by 
Time's  effacing  hand,  let  later  history  write  this 
epitaph. 

Among  the  heroes  of  undying  fame,  whose 
names  are  written  on  the  Nation's  heart,  there 
never  lived  a  truer  patriot  than 

WARREN. 


OFFICERS   OF   THE   ASSOCIATION. 


JAMES  B.  FISKE, 
MAURICE  F.  SULLIVAN, 
WILL  D.  SAPIIAR, 
WM.  H.  HORTON, 
JAMES  E.  WEIR, 
PHILIP  MARGRAF, 
A.  S.  MARVIN, 
GEORGE  H.  MEYERS, 


PRESIDENT. 

-    ist  VICE-PRESIDENT. 

2d  VICE-PRESIDENT. 

RECORDING  SECRETARY. 

ASSISTANT  RECORDING  SECRETARY. 

FINANCIAL  SECRETARY. 

TREASURER. 

SERGEANT- AT-ARMS. 


ROLL   OF   THE    ASSOCIATION. 


Agnus,  Genl.  Felix 
Atkins,  Capt.  A.  J. 
Brennan,  John 
Boyle,  John 
Bullwinkle,  Henry 
Bollett,  Fred. 
Blatz,  Charles 
Bowne,  Charles 
Callahan,  James 
Carroll,  Edward 
Catlin,  Hon.  George  L. 
Carroll,  John 
Christian,  H.  P. 
Coats,  Maj.  Andrew 
Cole,  John  J. 
Campbell,  Jr.,  George  W. 
Cochran,  James 
Carney,  Thomas  II. 
Dipple,  George  W. 
Dumont,  Lieut.  T.  S. 
Davenport,  Alfred 
Davis,  D.  P. 
Dobiecki,  G.  F. 
Duryee,  Genl.  Abram 
Duryea,  Genl.  Hiram 


Duryea,  Col.  George 

Didier,  Frank  A. 

Delany,  Thomas 

Fiske,  James  B. 

Forman,  George  W. 

Finley,  Benjamin  F. 

Finch,  John  K. 

Forbes,  C.  V.  G. 

Flood,  A.  II. 

George,  Alex.  J. 

Glimm,  J.  C. 

Gilligan,  Lieut.  Pat'k 

Gillen,  John 

Hancock,  James 

Ilorton,  Abram 

Horton,  William  II. 

Haines,  Thomas 

Hoffman,  Capt.Wm.,  U.  S.  A. 

Hamilton,  J.  C.  L. 

Hallett,  George  W. 

Jones    Henry 

Kent,  William  J. 

Kirby,  Lieut.  N.  C. 

Kretzler,  A.  C. 

Keyser,  Lieut-  Henry 


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Livingston,  Alfred 
Lang,  Max. 
Lyon,  Alfred 
Luyster,  Wm.  H. 
Leach,  Wm.  R. 
Murray,  James  R. 
Margraf,  Philip 
Mahony,  James 
McConnell,  Capt.  James 
Munnie,  Robert 
Marvin,  Col.  A.  S. 
McGeehan,  Capt.  John 
Meyers,  George  H. 
Mahoney,  Victor  D. 
Meagher,  Daniel  J. 
Magner,  Robert 
McGrath,  Charles 
Neuber,  Chris.  A. 
Patterson,  James 
Powell.  Alonzo 
Powell,  Abel 
Perrin,  Alfred  M. 
Randall,  Frank  B. 
Sullivan,  Maurice  F. 
Smith,  Maj.  John  M. 


Strachan,  Robert  W. 
Smith,  C.  W. 
Saphar,  Will.  D. 
Savoie,  Charles  II . 
Stoddard,  W.  W. 
Seaman,  R.  E. 
Sloat,  William  B. 
Seaman,  Richard 
Talfor,  R.  B. 
Tobin,  James  II . 
Tucker,  Robert  C. 
Tucker,  Samuel  II. 
Tiebout,  Samuel  II. 
Tappen,  Edward  M. 
Uckele,  Lieut.  WTm. 
Vanderoef,  A.  T. 
Vredenburgh,  Wm.  H. 
Wilson,  Lieut.  Philip  L 
Weir,  James  E. 
Whiteside,  Edward 
Wust,  John 
Wilson,  Charles  H. 
Webb,  James  W. 
Walters,  William 


1! 


HONORARY   MEMBERS. 


Comte  de  Paris,  (France) 
Davies,  Gen.  Henry  E. 
Davies,  Gen.  J.  Mansfield 
Meyers,  Lieut.  Augustus 
Teasdale,  Charles  E. 
Hussey,  Capt.  George  A. 
Scott,  Capt.  Walter 
Isbell,  Adelbert 

Bartlett,  Col.  C.  G.,  nth  U.  S.  Inf. 
Clark,  Lieut.  Frank  M. 
Walker,  Maj.  John  II. 

Foster, 


Smith,  Capt.  John,  I2th  U.  S.  Inf. 
Locke,  Gen.  Fred.  T. 
Creighton,  Dr.  John 
Keefe,  Maj.  Keefe  S.  O. 
Fraser,  James  S. 
Hopper,  Col.  George  F. 
Limbeck,  John  C. 
Meyer,  Col.  Anton 
Johnson,  Dr.  Lawrence 
Cotton,  Capt.  J.  P. 
Miller,  Lieut.  James 
Rev.  I.  M. 


ASSOCIATE   MEMBERS. 

O'Neill,  Daniel  |       Gilpin,  John 

Robley,  Gen.  H.  G.,  British  Royal  Artillery. 


LIST  OF  CONTRIBUTORS. 


Abbot,  Gen.  Henry  L.,  U.  S.  A New  York. 

Abbot,  Edwin  II  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Abell  and  McKee Newport,  R.  I. 

Acker,  P.  B : New  York. 

Allerbach,  Col.  P.  H Washington,  D.  C. 

Ameli,  Alonzo Greenpoint,  L.  I. 

Anderson,  Elbert  J Newport,  R.  I. 

Attleton,  S.  F Newport,  R.  I. 

Astor,  John  Jacob Newport,  R.  I. 

Atwater,  John  C Newport,  R.I. 

Austin,  W.  M  Newport,  R.  I. 

Atkins,  Capt.  A.  J New  York  City. 

Amory,  Lieut.  C.  W Boston,  Mass. 

Agnus,  Gen.  Felix Baltimote,  Md. 

Ayres,  Gen.  R.  B.,  U.  S.  A St.  Augustine,  Fla. 

Barrett,  E.  M Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Baldwin,  H.  C Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Black,  W.  R Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Bass,  Prof.  E.  W West  Point,  N.  Y. 

Bradford,  Capt.  J.  H.,  U.  S.  A Fort  Clark,  Texas. 

Bradley,  Sergt.  T.  D.,  U.  S.  A De  Land,  Fla. 

Barstow  Stove  Co New  York. 

Brandes,  Victor  A Brooklyn. 

Babcock,  N.  D   New  York. 

Baker,  A.  D Newport,  R.  L 

Barger,  Samuel   F Newport,  R.  I. 

Barker,   Alexander Newport,  R.  I. 

Barker  Brothers Newport,  R.  I. 

Bancroft,  George    Newport,  R.  I. 

Baker,  Judge Newport,  R.  L 


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Blaiss,  E.  C Newport,  R.  I. 

Barstow,  D.  H Newport,  R.  I . 

Bradford,  Joseph Newport,  R.  I. 

Belmont,  August Newport,  R.  I. 

Best,  Col.  C.   L.,  U.  S.  A   Newport,  R.  I. 

Bedlow,  Hon.  Henry Newport,  R.  I. 

Beckwith,  N.  M Newport,  R.  I. 

Barrett,  Joseph Newport,  R.I. 

Biesel  and  Sons,  II Newport,  R.  I. 

Brown,  T.  G Newport,  R.  I. 

Brown,  Lewis Newport,  R.  I. 

Boyle,  P.  J Newport,  R.  I. 

Brown,  J.  A ; Newport,  R.  I. 

Brown,  G.  G Newport,  R.  I. 

Bull,  Jr. ,  Henry Newport,  R.I. 

Beaver,  Mrs New  York. 

Belmont,  A.  A New  York. 

Belcher,  Henry  W New  York. 

Bentzoin,  Bvt.-Lt.  Col.,  U.  S.  A Fort  Snelling,  Minn. 

Brennan,  John Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Bennett.  Col.  D.  F Baltimore,  Md. 

Bird,  J.  F New  York. 

Birch,  George  D Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Bilson,  John Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Boutcher,  Joseph  H Greenport,  L.  I. 

Boden,  J.  S New  York. 

Boylan,  Matthew Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Bogart,  P.  Luyster New  York. 

Bogart,  Charles  C New  York. 

Bogart,  Alfred  M New  York. 

Blunt,  Col.  Charles  E.,  U.  S.  A New  York. 

Bucklyn,  Capt  J.  K Mystic  Bridge,  Conn. 

Bumpus,  Col.  L.I) Washington,  D.  C. 

Buck,   George Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Burdett,  W New  York. 

Bykeeper,  C Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


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Bryson,  Post  225 Watsontown,  Pa. 

Case,  Major  A.  B Vernon,  N.  Y. 

Carolen,  Thos Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Carrington,  Edward  H Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Carroll,  Edward New  York. 

Carroll,  Mrs.  E New  York. 

Carroll,  Miss  A New  York. 

Carroll,  Miss  C New  York. 

Clancy,  Michael Soldiers'  Home,  Dayton,  O. 

Campbell,  Jr.,  Geo.  VV New  York. 

Cain,  Henry  I New  York. 

Carroll,  John New  York. 

Catlin,  Hon.  Geo.  L. ,  U.S.  Consul Zurich,  Switzerland. 

Campbell,  Capt.  Jas.  B.,  U.  S.  A Fort  Monroe,  Va. 

Cadwalader,  Gen'l  Chas.  E  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Chamberlain,  Gen'l  T.  E Wethersfield,  Conn. 

Clark,  E.  R Oxford,  Mich. 

Clark,  Col.  A.  M Belleville,  N.  J. 

Chevalier,  Samuel Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Chevalier,  J.  L Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Creamer,   Edward  S New  York. 

Chester,  Col.  Walter  T New  York. 

Cheney,  A.  C New  York. 

Cammack,  Addison Newport,  R.  I. 

Calvert,  Geo.  H Newport,  R.  I. 

Carson,  A.  H Newport,  R.  I. 

Chace .  .  .Newport,  R.  I. 

Carley,  Francis  D Newport,  R.  L 

Carry,  John  J Newport,  R.  I. 

Cottrell,  C.  M Newport,  R.  I. 

Cole,  C.  M Newport,  R.  I. 

Coggeshall,  John  S Newport,  R.  I. 

Crosby,  Jr.,  John  II Newport,  R.  I. 

Cornell,  Geo.  F Newport,  R.  I. 

Covell.  Jr.,  W.  K Newport,  R.  I. 

Collins,  Geo Newport,  R.  I. 


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Cotton,  Capt.  J.  P Newport,  R.  I. 

"C" Newport,  R.  I. 

Cottrell,  J.  II Newport,  R.  I. 

Cummings,  R.  F Newport,  R.  I. 

Costello,  J.  G Newport,  R.  I. 

Colton,  Wm.  II Newport,  R.  I. 

Campbell,  James Greenpoint,  N.  Y. 

Campbell,   R.  C Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Clancey,  J New  York. 

Chase,  Cornelius  S.,  Post  50 Titusville,  Pa. 

Christian,  H.   P Greenport,  L.  I. 

Clitz,  Gen'l  H.  B.,  U.  S.  A Detroit,  Mich. 

Cohn,  M.  H New  York. 

Crouchley,  F.  J New  York. 

Corrigan,  Wm Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Cole,  John  J New  York. 

Cole,  A.  O New  York. 

Couzen,  L New  York. 

Cronin,  M Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Coen,  M Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Conran,   Thos Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Coleman,  Major  F.  W Gettysburg,  Pa. 

Coykendall,   S.  D Rondout,  N.  Y. 

Cross,  Capt.  Abram,  C.  S.  A Houston,  Texas. 

Curry,  John  W Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Cummings,  T.  A.,  U.  S.  A Fort  Benton,  Mont. 

Childwold,  Addison St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Davis,  D.  P New  York. 

Davis,  II.  B New  York. 

Day,  Gen'l  H.,  U.  S.  A Morristown,  N.  J. 

Davis,  W.  H Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Davis,  Simeon Newport,  R.  I. 

Daniels,  Geo.  F Newport,  R.  I. 

Danaby,  C.  V Newport,  R.  I. 

Dickey,  Hugh  T Newport,  R.I. 

Dockray,  Geo.  M Newport,  R.I. 


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Dews,  Thos Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Dempsey,  Col.  Thos Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Didier,  Frank  A New  York. 

Diehle,  Jr.,  G New  York. 

Dick,  J.  N New  York. 

Dobiecki,   Geo.  F Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

D.  Co.,  i4th  Regt.,  N.  G.  S.  N.Y Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Don,  Sergt.  Jas.  M..  U.  S.  A Fort  McDermit,  Nev. 

Dodge,  Alfred New  York. 

Duryea,  Genl.  Hiram. New  York. 

Duryea,  Col.  George Glen  Cove,  L.  I. 

Duryee,  Genl.  Abram New  York. 

Drum,  Col.  W.  F.,  U.  S.  A Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Drum  Corps,  yth  Regt.,  N.  G.  S.  N.  Y New  York. 

Daly,  Robt.  F New  York. 

Eckhard,  Herman New  York. 

Eckhard,  Ernest New  York. 

Ernst,  Major  O.  II Houston,   Texas. 

Eddy,  J.  A  Newport,  R.   I. 

Emmons,  A.  B Newport,  R.  I. 

Eddy,  G.  A Newport,  R.  I. 

Erwin,  T.  S Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Ennis,  J.  J New  York. 

Edge,  R.  I New  York. 

Farley,  Chas Boston. 

Flanigan,  Thos Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Flandrau,  Dr.  Thos.  M Rome,  N.  Y. 

Franklin,  W.   B.  . .  :    Newport,  R.  I. 

Faeber,   P Newport,  R.  I. 

Freeman,  F.  D Newport,  R.  I. 

Fiske,  Josiah  M Newport,  R.  I. 

Fitts,  D.  B Newport,  R.I. 

Foster.   John Newport,  R.I. 

Frosch,  C.  F Newport,  R.  I. 

Freelon,  Jas New  York. 

Fleming,  John Jamaica,  L.  I. 


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French,  G.  A New  York. 

Fiske,  Jas.  B New  York. 

Finch,   John  K Astoria,  L.  I. 

Finley,  Benj.  F New  York. 

Fisher,  Jas New  York. 

Forman,  Geo.  W New  York. 

Frost,  II New  York. 

Fuller,  J.  B Naugatuck,   Conn. 

Fuller,  Thos.  S New  York. 

Flynn,  Jos.   C Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Fifth  Army  Corps,  Society  of  the New  York. 

Garrison,  J.  T Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Gardner,  Wm ,  .  .  Brooklyn. 

Galbraith,  Alvan  S Soldiers'  Home,  Dayton,  O. 

Gannon,  Patrick Soldiers'  Home,  Dayton,  O. 

Gantt,  Col.  Thos.  T St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Grady,  Wm New  York. 

Graham,  John New  York. 

Garretson,  F.  P Newport,  R.  I. 

Greene,  Jere  J .  .    Newport,  R.  I. 

Greene,  W.  O Newport,  R.  I. 

Greene,  F.  W Newport,  R.  I. 

Gibbs,  Theo.  R Newport,  R.  I. 

Gibson,  Joseph Newport,  R.  I. 

Gilpin,  John. Newport,  R.  I. 

Glover,  John  II Newport,  R.I. 

Goelet  Robert Newport,  R.  I. 

George,  Alexander  J    New  York. 

Green,  Mrs   New  York. 

Greely,  Genl.  A.  W.,  U.  S.  A Washington,  D.  C. 

Gillen,  John Soldiers'  Home,  Dayton,  O. 

Ginnen,  Dennis Soldiers'  Home,  Dayton,  O. 

Gilbert,  Joseph . Soldiers'  Home,  Dayton,  O. 

Gilpin,  John   Soldiers'  Home,  Dayton,  O. 

Gibbon,  Genl.  John Yancouver  Barracks,  Wash.  Terr. 

Gibbud,  Duncan  D _.  .  .  .Naugatuck,  Conn. 

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Giebelhouse,  H.  A New  York. 

Goodyear,  Ed.  B Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Goerwitz,  Carl New  York. 

Guier,  Geo.  F Baltimore,  Md. 

Hall,  B.  C Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Hinckley,  W.  F Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Hawley,  A Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Harrington,  E Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Hayes,   Robert Soldiers'  House,  Dayton,  O. 

Hammond,  Genl.  John Crown  Point,  N.  Y. 

Harris,  J.  C Venango,  Pa. 

Halliday,  Capt.  Frank  S New  York. 

Halsted,  Col.  George  Blight Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Hallett,  George  W Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Hamilton,  J.  C.  L Stapleton,  S.  I. 

Hard,  Hubert Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Haines,  Thomas New  York. 

Harvey,  J New  York. 

Hartmann,  Eugene Newport,  R.  I. 

Hazard,  Hazard  &  Co Newport,  R.  I. 

Hammett,  Joseph Newport,  R.  I. 

Hammett,  Fred.  M Newport,  R.  I. 

Hammett,  Clarence .Newport,  R.  I. 

Hammett.  C.  E Newport,  R.  I. 

Herrmann,  Geo.  O Newport,  R.  I. 

Hayward,  A.  II.      Newport,  R.  I. 

Howard,  John Newport,  R.  T. 

Horgan,  P.  II Newport,  R.  I. 

Howard,  J.  Nelson Newport,  R.  I. 

Ilorton,  Jere.  W Newport,  R.  I. 

Honey,  Hon.  S.  R Newport,  R.  I. 

Heap,  U.  P Washington,  D.  C. 

Hendricks,  Arthur Washington,  D.  C. 

Hinckley,  Dr.  W Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Ilotchkiss,  H.  S Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Horton,  William  H New  York. 


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Horton,  Abram New  York. 

Holwill,  W.  F New  York. 

Hopper,  Col.  George  F New  York. 

Hopper,  Rev.  James  H New  York. 

Hoadley,  John Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Hotchkiss,  Burr  M Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Hojer,  George  W New  York. 

Horcher,  Herman  E New  York. 

Holder,  James  P New  York. 

Hussey,  Capt.  George  A New  York. 

Hurst,  W.  II New  York. 

Hugenin,  George Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Hutzelmann,  D New  York. 

H.,  Jr.,  W.  C New  York. 

H.,  W.  V New  York. 

Heath,  Aug Long  Island  City. 

Irish  Brigade  (an  admirer) Dayton,  O. 

Inches,  Dr.  Chas.  E   Boston,  Mass. 

Irwin,  Col.  R.  B Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Jameson,  John New  York. 

Jansen,  Wm New  York. 

Jennison,  Capt.  J.  A Utica,  N.  Y. 

Jones,  Col.  DeLancey  Floyd,  U.  S.  A New  York. 

Johnson,  Dr    Lawrence New  York. 

Jones,  Henry New  York. 

Jones,   C "New  York. 

Johannes,  Col.  J.  G Washington,  D.  C. 

"  Jack" Newport,  R.  I. 

Jennings,  A.P Newport,  R.  I. 

Jones,  Pryce Newport,  R.  I. 

Khard,  Wm .  C New  York. 

Kenney,  John  II Greenport,  L .  I. 

Kent,  Wm.  J .New  York. 

Kretzler,  A .  C New  York. 

Kreig,  Michael Phoenicia,  N .  Y. 

Kennedy,  Wm.D.,  Post  42 New  York. 


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Kirby,   N.C Brooklyn. 

King.  Vincent  C New  York. 

Knight,  John  G.  D New  York. 

Kuntz,  John Brooklyn,  N .  Y. 

Kiemle,  B Ansonia,  Conn. 

Kiefer,  Daniel Waterbury,  Conn. 

Knox,  Capt .  Andrew .  Uanbury,  Conn. 

Kelley,  Geo Newport,  R.I. 

King  &  McLeod Newport,  R.I. 

Kingsland,  W.  M Newport,  R.I. 

King,  David Newport,  R.I. 

Lang,  Max Brooklyn,  N .  Y. 

Lawton,  Chas.  II    Newport,  R.I. 

Lawton,  W.  S Newport,  R.I. 

Lawton,  Jr.,  W.  H Newport,  R.I. 

Lawton,  T.  A Newport,  R.I. 

Landers,  A.  C Newport,  R .  I. 

Lawrence,  Prescott Newport,  R.I. 

Lawrence,  John    Newport,  R .  I. 

Lanigan Newport,  R.I. 

Langley,  John  A Newport,  R.I. 

Lamed,  Thos.  L Newport,  R.I. 

Littlefield,  Geo.  A Newport,  R.I. 

Livingston,  H.  T Newport,  R.I. 

Lorrilard,  Louis  S .  .  .    Newport,  R .  I. 

Low,  A.  A Newport,  R.I. 

Low,  Josiah  O Newport.  R.I. 

Lockrow,  H.  J .  . .  .      Newport,  R.I. 

Lyon,  Jos.  M Newport,  R.I. 

Lutz,  John  P New  York. 

Lyon,  Alfred Fort  Lee,  N.  J. 

Lewis,  Geo.  N New  York. 

Leach,  W.  R Brooklyn,  N  .  Y. 

LePard,  W.  A Brooklyn,  N .  Y. 

Liscom,  Capt.  E.  II.,  U.  S.  A Fort  Brown,  Texas. 

Livingston,  Alfred New  York. 


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Little,   II .  T New  York. 

Lindmark,  John New  York. 

Lodge,  P.  C Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Lorenzen  Bros New  York. 

Locke,  Genl.  Fred.  T New  York. 

Lowery,  Col.  J.  S Utica,  N.Y. 

Ludwig,  Chas.  H New  York. 

Marvin,  S.  S Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

McGill,  P.  H Baltimore,  Md. 

McEwen,  V.  II Naugatuck,  Conn. 

McCabe,  Michael Naugatuck,  Conn. 

McConnell,  Capt.  James New  York. 

McKeever,  Jacob  W Brooklyn. 

McCullough,  Capt.  John  W Rowlandville,  Md. 

Magner,  Robert Englewood,  N.  J. 

Mather,  C.  R New  York. 

Mack,  James New  York. 

McElroy,   W ...  New  York. 

McMahon,  P New  York. 

McKeever,  Gen'l  Chauncey,  U.  S.  A San  Francisco,  Cal. 

May,  J.  O Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Marvin,  Col.  A.  S New  York. 

Mahoney,  Victor  D New  York. 

Marquand,  Henry  G New  York. 

Mallon,  Lieut.  T.  II Brooklyn. 

Marx,  Emanuel New  York. 

Mardell,  Smith New  York. 

McGeehan,  Capt.  John Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Meagher,  Dan'l  J .    New  York. 

Meyer,  Col.  Anton New  York. 

Michelfelder,  Theo New  York. 

Miller,  S.  M New  York. 

Miller,  J.  A Austin,  Nevada. 

Miles,  Genl.  Nelson  A.,  U.S.  A Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Milhau,  Genl.  John  J New  York. 

Maine  2Oth  Regt .  Assoc Maine. 


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Morse,  Isaac  A Naugatuck,  Conn 

Maloney,  D   New  York 

Moon,  Jos.  H Naugatuck,  Conn 

Monsell,  Carlos  H Plainfield,  N.  J 

Montgomery  Club Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

Morgan,  D.  T Philadelphia,   Pa 

Morris,  Genl.  W.  H New  York 

Morse,  Robert Naugatuck,  Conn 

Moran,  Jr.,  Thos New  York, 

Murphy,  Wm.  J Naugatuck,  Conn 

Munnie,  Robert Philadelphia,  Pa 

Munsell  &  Co. ,  Eugene New  York 

Meyers,  Lieut.  Augustus New  York 

Murphy,  Mortimer Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

Mulhall,  Lieut.  S.  J.,  U.  S.  A Falls  Church,  Va 

Marvel  &  Gash Newport,  R. 

Merritt,  Geo.  W Newport,  R. 

Marin,  Capt.  M.  C.,  U.  S.  N Newport,  R. 

Marquand,  Henry  G Newport,  R. 

Morehouse,  C.  P Newport,  R. 

M. ,  W.  J Newport,  R. 

Meade,  Col.  Geo Philadelphia,  Pa 

Martin,  T.  F Newport,  R.  I 

M.,  B.  M Naugatuck,  Conn 

Nathan,  Lewis Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

Neuber,  C.  A Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

New  England  Monument  Co New  York 

Neal,  Jas.  A Baltimore,  Md 

Noonan,  Joseph New  York 

Nordstrom,  Olaf .  ... New  York 

"  Newporter  " Newport,   R.  I 

Neilson,  Mrs.  Fred. Newport,  R.  I 

Newport  One  Price  Clothing  Co   Newport,  R.  I 

Nichols,  Wm Newport,  R.  I 

Norman,  II.  F •    Newport,  R.  I 

Norman,  G.  II Newport,  R.  I 


O'Grady,  Capt.  John  D Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

O'Neill,   Daniel   Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Owen,  Capt.  Chas.  H Hartford,  Conn. 

O'Leary,  John New  York. 

O'Brien,  John New  York. 

Osborne,  Dr.  Geo.  S Boston,  Mass. 

O'Neill,  T.  J Newport,  R.  I. 

O'Connor,  John Newport,  R.  I. 

"O.,   E." Newport,  R.  I. 

Osgood,  W.  II Newport,  R.  I. 

Parke,  Genl.  John  G.,  U.S.  A West  Point,  N.  Y. 

Pray,  J.  L White  House,  O. 

Page,  J.  M Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Platt,  Luther.  S Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Patterson,  Genl.  Robert  E Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Peck,  A ...  Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Phelps,  Judge  C.  W Baltimore,  Md. 

Powell,  Abel Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Porter,  Genl.  Fitz  John New  York. 

Powell,  Dr.  Seneca  D New  York. 

Potts,  Capt.  J.  Newport Baltimore,  Md. 

Powers,  William  A Brooklyn. 

Pullen,  Col.  Frank  D Bangor,  Me. 

Post,  George  C Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Pell,  Mrs.  Duncan Newport,  R.  I. 

Perry,  Joseph Newport,  R.  I . 

Perry,  G.  S Newport,  R.  I. 

Pinard,  Charles Newport,  R.  I. 

Pritchard,  George  A Newport,  R.  I. 

Powers,   Thomas Newport,  R.  I. 

Towel,  Major  John  Hare Newport,  R.I. 

Potter,  Mrs.  Julia  B Newport,  R.  I. 

Quackenbush,  G.  . .  , New  York. 

Quinnett,  Edward Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

"  Q.". Newport,  R.  I. 

Randolph,  Major  Wallace  F.,  U.  S.  A Governor's  Island,  N.  Y. 


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Randall,  Frank  M Brooklyn. 

Rennert,  John  C New  York. 

Richards,   H New  York. 

Rice,  Jas.  C.,  Post  No.  29 New  York. 

Rice,  Philip  M New  York. 

Rinnsland,  Chas New  York. 

Rossing,   Denis New  York. 

Rock,  John .  .  .San  Jose,  Cal. 

Rutan,  Thos.  B Brooklyn. 

Richardson,  Capt.  C.  A Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 

Rankin,  Dr.  F.  II Newport,  R.  I. 

Read,  H.  E Newport,  R.  I. 

Riggs,  Wm Newport,  R.  I. 

Richards,  B.   II Newport,  R.  I. 

Robbins,  S.  Rowland .    Newport,  R.  I. 

Rogers,   Fairman   Newport,  R.  I. 

Roeder,  Geo.   C Newport,  R.  I. 

Rosengarten,  J.  G Newport,  R.  I. 

Rogers,  John Newport,  R.  I . 

Rooney,    II Newport,  R.  I. 

Sadly,  John  II New  York. 

Schwab,  C New  York. 

Schaffer,  F.  F Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Saunders,  M.  E Naugatuck,   Conn. 

Savoie,  Chas.   II New  York. 

Saphar,  Will  I) Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Strachan,  Robert  W New  York. 

Smack,  Robert Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Staadhof,  L Brooklyn,  N.  V. 

Saber,  Capt.  II.  S Little  Rock,  Ark. 

Sweeny,  James  E Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Sweeny,  Ed Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Sears,  I  lenry Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Sears,  Capt.  Clinton  B.,  U.  S.  A St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Stevens,  Iliel  S Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Sweitzer,  Genl.  N.  B.,  U.  S.  A Fort  Walla  Walla,  Wash.  Terr. 


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Sweitzer,  Genl.  J.  B..  U.  S.  A Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Schwenk,  Ernst     Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Sweeney,  James -  Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Sweeney,  John  M Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Stein,  Francis Greenpoint,  N.  Y. 

Stell,  Geo.  M New  York, 

Slevin,  H.  S Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Stewart,  A New  York. 

Steinhart,  Israel New  York. 

Seaman,  R.  E Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Squires,  C.  N Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Smith,  R.  M Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Smith,  H.  J New  York. 

Smith,  Major  John  M New  York. 

Smith,  J.  L Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Smith,  Capt.  R.  Burnett Passaic,  N.  J. 

Skinner,  Capt.  E.  C Detroit,  Mich. 

Schriver,  Genl.  Ed. ,  U.  S.  A Washington,  D.  C. 

Sinclair,  Geo Stamford,  Conn. 

Siegel,  Gen.  Franz New  York  City. 

Simon,  Major  F.  W Baltimore,  Md. 

Schofield,  Genl.  John  M.,  U.  S.  A Governor's  Island,  N.Y. 

Sloan,  Hon.  Sam New  York. 

Slocum,  Genl.  H.  W Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

Strong,  W.  L New  York. 

Stott,  F.  II New  York. 

Schonwald,  C.  G New  York. 

Strobel,  Joseph New  York. 

Sumner,  John  M New  York. 

Sullivan,  Maurice  F New  York. 

Sheehan,  D.  W Newport,  R.  I. 

Stanley  &  Mortimer Newport,  R.  I. 

Sands,  Fred.  P Newport,  R.  I. 

Satterlee,  Dr.  F.  LeRoy Newport,  R.  I. 

Savage  &  Tibbetts Newport,  R.  I. 

Stewart,  John Newport,  R.  1. 


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Sherman,  A.  K Newport,  R.  I. 

Sherman,  B.  B.  II Newport,  R.  I. 

Sheffield.  VV.  D Newport,  R.  I. 

Seabury,  T.  M Newport,  R.  I. 

Sherman,  A.  P Newport,  R.  I. 

Spingler,  W.  F Newport,  R.  I. 

Shields,  C.  W Newport,  R.  I. 

Smith,  Gideon Newport,  R.  I. 

Smith,  Townsend Newport,  R.  I. 

Swinburne,  II Newport,  R.  I. 

vSlocum,  Geo.  S Newport,  R.  I. 

Smith,  J.  B.  F Newport,  R.  I. 

Smith,  Howard Newport,  R.  I. 

Southwick,  J.  M.  K Newport,  R.  I. 

"  S.,  H" Newport,  R.  I. 

Slocum,  Ex-Mayor Newport,  R.  I. 

Soldier,  an  Old Newport,  R.  I . 

Swinburne,  Ex-Mayor,  Hon.  W.  J Newport,  R.  I. 

Scott,  II.  D Newport,  R.  I. 

S.  &  Co.,  W.  L New  York. 

Taber,  Capt.  II.  S New  York. 

Talfor,  Capt.  R.  B Houston,  Tex. 

Tappen,  Edward  M . New  York. 

Tailer,  W.  II New  York. 

Taylor.  Col.  John Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Taylor,  Charles New  York. 

Tilton,  W.  S Newtonville,  Mass. 

Tolles,  Col.   F.  W Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Tobin,  James New  York. 

Thomas,  Win.  P.,  Meade  Post Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Tucker,  Samuel  II New  York. 

Tucker,  Robert  C New  York. 

Tucker,  Jr.,  Robert  C New  York. 

Taylor,  Henry  A.   C Newport,  R.  I. 

Terry,  Rev.  R Newport,  R.  I. 

Titus,  A.  C Newport,  R.  I. 


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Tooker,  G.  Mead Newport,  R.  I. 

Tompkins,  Fred Newport,  R.  T. 

Tyler,  Geo.  F Newport,  R.  I. 

Tuckerman,  Joseph Newport,  R.  I. 

T.,  W.  II New  York. 

Uckele,  Lieut.  William  II New  York. 

Utter,  Samuel  S New  York. 

Union  Stove  Works New  York. 

Vanderveer,  Dr.  A Albany,  N.  Y. 

Vredenburgh,  William  II Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Vanderbilt,  Cornelius Newport,  R.  I. 

Vanderbilt,  Fred.  W Newport,  R.  I. 

Van  Alen,  J.  J Newport,  R.  I. 

Vernon,  Jr.,  George  E Newport,  R.  I. 

Wakelee,  Capt.  A.,  C.S.A Houston,  Texas. 

Waite,  Thomas  S Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Walsh,  M.  J New  York . 

Walsh,  Anthony Brooklyn. 

Ward,  William Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Warner,  L.  D Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Walters,  George New  York. 

Wagner,  Genl.   Louis   Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Warren,  G.  K.,  Post  286 Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Warren,  G.  K.,  Post  172 Bolton,  Mass. 

Wetherill,  Col.  J.  M Pottsville,  Pa. 

Webb,  Genl.  Alex.  S New  York. 

Webb,  James  W Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Wells,  Col.  Charles  A New  York. 

Winslow,  J.  F Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

Wilmot,  L.  A Naugatuck,  Conn. 

White,  David  W Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Williams,  D Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Wicke,  Carl Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Whiteside,  Edward Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Whitternore,  John  II Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Winslow,  Capt.  Gordon,  U.  S.  A Fort  Robinson.  Neb. 

Winchester,  Post  No.  197 Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


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Wilson,  Lieut.  P.  L. Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Wilson,  Charles  H Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Williams,  G New  York. 

Williams,  C.  E New  York. 

Whittaker,  A.  B Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Winne,  Surgeon  C.  K.,  U.  S.  A Fort  Wadsworth,  N.  Y. 

Withers,  A.  J Newburgh,  N.  Y. 

Wood,  D.  L New  York. 

Woodford,  L.  M Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Woodruff,  Rev.  W.  J Williamsport,  Pa. 

Wood,  David  A Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Wust,  John Fort  Monroe,  Va. 

Whytal,  Jas.  P Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Weiss,  Edward  A New  York. 

Williams,  Alex.  S New  York. 

Wayman,  II.  W Soldiers'  Home,  Dayton,  O. 

Walsh,  M.  M Hillsboro,  111. 

Waters,  John Newport,  R.  I. 

Walsh  Bros Newport,  R.  I. 

W.,  J.  S Newport,  R.  I. 

W Newport,  R.  I. 

Wallington,  E.  M Newport,  R.  I. 

Wales,  W.  W Newport,  R.  I. 

Williamson,  W.  F Newport,  R.  I. 

Willoughby,  Hugh  L Newport,  R.  I. 

Winthrop,  E.  L Newport,  R.  I. 

Willing,  R.  F Newport,  R.  I. 

Weld,  Geo.  W ,  .Newport,  R.  I. 

Weaver,  John  G Newport,  R.  I. 

Weaver,  T.  N Newport,  R.I. 

Weld,  W.  G Newport,  R.  I. 

Young,  Ferdinand New  York. 

Young,  Henry  II Newport,  R.  I. 

Young,  D.  E Newport,  R.I. 

Young,  Chas.  L ....  Newport,  R.  I. 

Ziegler,  Louis Brooklyn. 

Zinn,  Lieut.  Geo.  A Houston,  Tex. 


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Alexander,  J.  H Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Little,  Ambrose   Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Cash Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Hart's  Co. ,  T.  H Philadelphia,  Pa. 

I  layes,  Jr. ,  John Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Member  of  the  iyth  Pennsylvania  Cadets Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Creahan,  John Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Miller,  John  P.,  Gist  P.  V.  6th  Corps Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Michener,  John Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Cash Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Grottenthaler,  V Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Hoffer,  J.  D.,  Post  275 Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Cash Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Copeland,  G.  M Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Taylor,  John Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Stewart,  Thos.  J Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Saphar,  Will.  D Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Saphar,  J.  Reginald Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Saphar,  Mabel Philadelphia,  Pa. 


GOUVERNEUR   KEMBLE  WARREN, 


No.    1451.     CLASS  OF    1850. 


DIED  AUGUST  8,  1882,  AT   NEWPORT,  R.  I.,  AGED  52  YEARS. 

It  would  be  useless  to  attempt  within  our  narrow  limits 
to  review  the  life-work  of  a  man  so  distinguished  in  many 
fields  of  honorable  ambition  as  was  General  WARREN.  His 
scientific  record  will  find  a  place  in  the  memoirs  of  the 
National  Academy  of  Sciences,  of  which  he  was  long  a 
member.  It  is  peculiarly  for  us,  sons  of  a  common  alma 
mater,  to  cherish  the  memory  of  his  soldierly  achieve 
ments,  which  have  reflected  honor  upon  ourselves  and  upon 
our  profession. 

GOUVERNEUR  KEMBLE  WARREN  was  born  on  January  8, 
1830,  at  the  village  of  Cold  Spring,  within  hearing  of  the 
morning  and  evening  gun  at  West  Point.  He  was  the 
fourth  in  a  family  of  twelve  children — eight  sons  and  four 
daughters.  As  a  boy  he  was  educated  at  the  schools  of 
his  native  place,  and  for  one  year  at  Kinsley's  Classical 
and  Mathematical  School  near  West  Point,  where  he  was 
a  student  when  his  Cadet  appointment  was  received.  He 
entered  the  Military  Academy  on  July  i,  1846,  at  the  early 
age  of  sixteen,  and  was  graduated  on  July  i,  1850,  stand- 
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ing  second  in  a  class  of  forty-four  members.  He  was  at 
once  assigned  to  the  Corps  of  Topographical  Engineers, 
in  the  grade  of  Brevet  Second  Lieutenant. 

The  first  duty  which  devolves  upon  a  young  officer  often 
exerts  an  enduring  influence  upon  his  professional  character; 
and  Lieutenant  WARREN  was  fortunate  in  the  experience 
which  he  gained  as  assistant  to  Captain  (now  General) 
Humphreys  upon  the  investigations  and  surveys  of  the 
Mississippi  delta.  The  work  was  onerous,  and  peculiar 
circumstances  threw  him  into  more  than  usually  intimate 
relations  with  his  chief,  for  whom  he  formed  a  strong 
personal  attachment,  which  lasted  through  life. 

Lieutenant  WARREN'S  first  opportunity  for  original  re 
search  occurred  in  1854,  when  he  was  assigned  to  the  duty 
of  compiling  a  general  map  of  the  region  west  of  the  Mis 
sissippi.  The  country  was  then  a  wilderness  intersected  by 
a  few  lines  of  reconnoissance,  and  the  work  demanded 
laborious  and  judicious  analysis.  The  resulting  map  and 
memoir,  dated  in  1858,  exhausts  all  valuable  material  from 
the  earliest  discoveries  to  its  date,  and  will  remain  a  stand 
ard  historical  authority.  This  work  was  performed  under 
the  pressure  of  other  duties  and  largely  at  night.  Dur 
ing  its  progress  he  devoted  much  labor  to  the  joint 
report  (1854)  of  Captain  Humphreys  and  himself  upon  Pa 
cific  Railroad  explorations,  and  also  conducted  three 
separate  explorations  in  Dakota  and  Nebraska. 

The  first  of  these  explorations  was  made  as  the  Engi 
neer  officer  of  General  Harney's  staff,  in  his  campaign 
against  the  hostile  Sioux,  memorable  for  the  victory  of 
Blue  Water  Creek,  on  September  3,  1855.  One  little  inci 
dent  connected  with  this  expedition  illustrates  WARREN'S 
character.  He  had  been  sent  up  the  Missouri  to  Fort 


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Pierre  on  duty,  while  the  column  was  forming  at  Fort 
Kearny.  Time  was  lacking  to  rejoin  General  Harney  by 
water  before  the  march  began.  The  direct  overland  route 
(300  miles)  led  through  the  heart  of  the  enemy's  country  and 
was  wholly  untraveled  and  unknown.  Against  the  earnest 
advice  of  his  brother  officers  at  Fort  Pierre,  including  the 
commanding  officer,  who  regarded  his  destruction  as  cer 
tain,  WARREN  organized  a  little  band  of  seven  half-breeds 
and  prairie  men,  successfully  made  the  march  in  two 
weeks,  and  mapped  his  route.  This  exploit,  apparently 
so  rash,  was  in  truth  the  result  of  an  intelligent  study  of 
the  chances.  The  weather  was  yet  too  warm  for  the  prob 
able  formation  of  roaming  war  parties,  especially  as  it  was 
the  season  for  making  "sweet  corn."  By  using  no  tents 
or  fires  at  night,  and  by  marching  under  cover  of  dark 
ness  when  near  an  enemy,  WARREN  reasoned  that  the 
well  armed  and  alert  little  band  could  run  the  gauntlet 
— and  he  was  right.  Throughout  his  life  he  never  lacked 
sagacity  to  plan  or  courage  to  execute. 

Lieutenant  WARREN'S  explorations  of  1856  and  1857, 
covering  many  hundred  miles,  were  made  with  small  par 
ties  among  powerful  and  semi-hostile  tribes,  for  the  pur 
pose  of  obtaining  the  information  necessary  for  subduing 
them,  and  for  opening  the  country  to  civilization.  He 
was  the  first  explorer  of  the  now  celebrated  Black  Hills, 
passing  through  their  eastern,  southern  and  western  out 
skirts.  His  well  digested  report  and  military  map  of 
Nebraska  and  Dakota  have  been  of  great  value,  both  in 
the  development  of  the  country  and  for  the  scientific 
information  that  they  contain. 

After  nine  years  of  this  varied  and  active  service,  Lieut 
enant  WARREN  was  ordered  in  1859  to  West  Point,  in 


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the    department     of     mathematics,    and    he    remained    there 
until    the    outbreak    of    the    civil    war. 

He  brought  to  the  strife  an  intellect  fitted  for  high 
command,  a  courage  which  knew  no  fear  and  shrunk  from 
no  responsibility,  a  judgment  ripened  by  responsible  duties, 
an  earnest  patriotism  free  from  fanatical  bias,  and  an 
energy  so  indomitable  that  it  carried  his  delicate  frame 
through  labors  and  exposures  which  broke  down  many  men 
of  stronger  physique.  Like  most  soldiers  of  conscious 
ability,  he  despised  the  vulgar  arts  and  clap-trap  which 
form  the  stock-in-trade  of  coarser  natures ;  and  his  mag 
nanimity  to  the  vanquished  equaled  his  stubborn  persis 
tence  during  the  contest. 

The  position  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  Fifth  New 
York  Volunteers  was  very  early  tendered  to  Lieutenant 
WARREN  ;  and  having  received  a  leave  of  absence  with  per 
mission  to  accept  a  volunteer  command,  he  was  mustered 
into  the  service  in  that  grade  on  May  14,  1861.  The 
regiment,  as  soon  as  organized  at  Fort  Schuyler,  was 
ordered  to  General  Butler  at  Fortress  Monroe,  and  at  once 
proceeded  south  by  sea.  It  came  under  fire  for  the  first 
time  in  the  affair  at  Big  Bethel,  fought  on  June  10,  1861, 
where  Lieutenant-Colonel  WARREN  was  conspicuous  for 
coolness  and  good  judgment.  He  was  the  very  last  to 
leave  the  field,  having  remained  to  rescue  at  the  risk  of 
his  life  the  body  of  his  friend,  Lieutenant  John  T.  Greble, 
Second  Artillery — the  first  in  our  little  band  of  regular 
officers  to  die  for  the  cause  of  national  unity.  WARREN 
went  back  with  about  ten  men,  on  learning  of  his  death, 
and  leaving  them  under  cover  advanced  alone  and  carried 
the  body  in  his  arms  to  an  abandoned  limber,  which  was 
then  drawn  off  by  the  party. 
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On  August  31,  1861,  he  was  promoted  to  be  Colonel  of 
the  Fifth  New  York.  During  the  remainder  of  the  year 
the  regiment  was  stationed  in  Baltimore,  where  it  was 
engaged  in  constructing  the  large  earth-work  on  Federal 
Hill,  and  in  receiving  the  thorough  drilling  which  made 
it  confessedly  one  of  the  very  best  regiments  in  the  ser 
vice.* 

When  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  moved  to  the  Peninsula 
in  the  Spring  of  1862  the  Fifth  New  York  accompanied 
it.  Before  Yorktown  it  formed  part  of  the  siege  train 
under  the  command  of  General  Barry,  Chief  of  Artillery, 
Colonel  WARREN  in  addition  doing  much  personal  recon- 
noitering  of  the  enemy's  lines  as  an  Engineer.  The  regi 
ment  was  in  camp  near  General  McClellan's  headquar 
ters  ;  and  no  officer  who  witnessed  the  daily  dress  parades 
of  his  800  soldiers  in  brilliant  Zouave  uniform  and  splen 
didly  drilled,  could  fail  to  recognize  the  skill  of  the 
young  Colonel  as  a  disciplinarian  and  regimental  com 
mander. 

After  the  advance  began  (on  May  24),  Colonel  WARREN 
was  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  Third  Brigade  in 
Sykes'  Division  of  the  Fifth  Army  Corps,  consisting  of  his 
own  and  two  other  Infantry  Regiments,  a  Cavalry  Regi 
ment  and  a  Light  Battery.  With  this  Brigade  he  covered 
the  extreme  right  of  the  army  ;  and  took  part  in  the  cap 
ture  of  Hanover  Court  House  ;  the  pursuit  of  Stuart's 
cavalry  after  the  brilliant  raid  round  our  rear  (marching 

*  The  Prince  de  Joinville  in  1862,  in  writing  of  our  volunteer  army,  said  : 
"  Sometimes  an  officer  of  the  regular  army,  desirous  of  distinguishing  himself, 
and  having  enough  of  influence  in  his  State,  raised  a  regiment  and  obtained  from 
it  an  admirable  result.  Thus,  a  young  Engineer  Lieutenant  named  WAKKKN  was 
marvelously  successful  with  the  Fifth  New  York  Regiment,  of  which  he  was  the 
Colonel.  That  regiment  served  as  Engineers  and  Artillery  in  the  siege  of  York- 
town  ;  and  having  again  become  Infantry  conducted  itself  as  the  most  veteran 
troops  at  the  battles  of  the  Chickahominy,  where  it  lost  half  its  force." 


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his  Infantry  43  miles  in  37  hours)  ;  the  battle  of  Games' 
Mill,  where  he  was  slightly  wounded,  and  his  horse  was 
twice  shot  under  him  ;  the  affair  at  Malvern  Hill  on 
June  30,  and  the  great  battle  there  of  the  following  day. 
The  Brigade  lost  60  or  70  men  killed  and  150  wounded 
in  these  operations,  chiefly  in  the  battle  of  Games'  Mill, 
and  Colonel  WARREN  was  highly  commended  for  gallantry 
and  good  conduct. 

After  leaving  the  Peninsula,  Colonel  WARREN'S  brigade 
was  landed  at  Aquia  Creek  and  took  part  in  the  move 
ments  of  the  Fifth  Corps  to  reinforce  General  Pope.  In 
the  desperate  battle  fought  near  Manassas,  on  August  30, 
249  out  of  the  490  soldiers  of  his  own  regiment  were 
killed  and  wounded,  and  his  bull-dog  tenacity  did  much 
to  cover  the  withdrawal  of  the  remnants  of  the  Corps. 

Recommended  by  his  superior  officers,  and  urgently 
pressed  by  General  McClellan,  he  was  appointed  on  Sep 
tember  26,  1862,  Brigadier-General  of  Volunteers  for  dis 
tinguished  conduct  at  the  battle  of  Games'  Mill.  He  had 
in  the  meantime  been  engaged  with  his  brigade  in  the 
Maryland  campaign  and  the  battle  of  Antietam.  His  com 
mand  passed  through  Harper's  Ferry  on  November  i, 
marched  to  Falmouth,  and  took  part  in  the  Rappahannock 
campaign  and  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg. 

While  the  army  lay  in  the  winter  cantonments  General 
WARREN  did  much  individual  work  in  reconnoitering  and 
correcting  the  maps;  and  finally,  on  February  2,  1863,  he 
was  ordered  as  Chief  Topographical  Engineer  to  the  staff 
of  General  Hooker,  who  had  just  assumed  command  of 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  The  two  Corps  of  Engineers 
were  consolidated  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  March  3, 
1863  ;  and  on  June  8,  General  WARREN  was  appointed 


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Chief  Engineer  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  acting  in 
that  capacity  until  August  12.  During  the  six  months  in 
which  he  thus  served  on  the  staff,  his  papers  prove  that 
he  discharged  highly  responsible  duties.  In  the  Chan- 
cellorsville  campaign  he  took  a  gallant  part  in  the  action 
of  Orange  Pike,  the  storming  of  Marye's  Heights,  and  the 
battle  of  Salem. 

Few  better  illustrations  of  the  intensity  of  life  at  this 
time  can  be  given  than  the  circumstances  attending  Gen 
eral  WARREN'S  marriage  with  Miss  Emily  F.  Chase,  of 
Baltimore,  then  residing  with  her  father  in  that  city. 
Hastening  from  the  front,  he  arrived  at  9  P.  M.  on 
June  17;  was  married  at  noon;  and  on  the  2oth 
was  back  at  his  post  actively  engaged  in  the  movement 
toward  Gettysburg.  The  life-long  sympathy  and  love  of 
his  noble  wife  lightened  many  hours  of  despondency  under 
the  burden  of  wrongs  which  otherwise  might  have  proved 
unendurable  to  a  man  of  his  proud  and  sensitive  nature. 

At  Gettysburg,  where  he  was  slightly  wounded,  General 
WARREN  brilliantly  distinguished  himself  as  an  engineer 
staff  officer.  On  the  second  day  of  the  battle  (July  2d), 
after  a  personal  examination  of  the  right  of  the  line  near 
Gulp's  Hill,  where  an  offensive  movement  on  our  part  was 
in  contemplation,  he  was  drawn  to  the  left  by  Long- 
street's  furious  attack.  At  the  moment  when  Hood, 
having  outflanked  Sickles'  Corps,  was  thrusting  forward 
his  right,  WARREN  had  fortunately  reached  the  bold  and 
rocky  spur  called  Little  Round  Top — the  key  to  the  whole 
Union  position.  It  was  entirely  undefended,  although 
occupied  as  a  signal  station.  Appreciating  the  vital  im 
portance  of  the  Confederate  movement,  WARREN  ordered 
the  signal  men,  who  were  preparing  to  avoid  capture  by 


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flight,  to  continue  waving  their  flags  and  thus  preserve  a 
semblance  of  occupation  while  he  hurried  for  troops.  He 
soon  encountered  the  head  of  Sykes'  column  hastening 
to  support  Sickles,  and  assumed  the  responsibility  of 
diverting  Vincent's  brigade  to  seize  and  occupy  the  hill, 
using  General  Meade's  name  as  his  staff  officer.  How 
gallantly  this  movement  was  executed  in  a  desperate  hand- 
to-hand  conflict,  in  which  Vincent  and  Weed,  O'Rorke 
and  Hazlitt,  and  hundreds  of  other  soldiers  in  blue  laid 
down  their  lives,  is  a  matter  of  history.  It  was  one  of 
the  many  turning  points  of  this,  the  supreme  battle  of 
the  war,  and  but  for  WARREN'S  military  coup  d' ceil  and 
prompt  acceptance  of  responsibility,  Gettysburg  might 
now  be  known  as  the  grave  of  the  Union. 

The  passage  of  the  Potomac  after  the  battle  of  Gettys 
burg  afforded  an  illustration  of  the  curious  expedients 
upon  which  the  success  of  engineer  operations  often  de 
pends.  The  pontoons  had  been  scuttled,  and,  as  was 
supposed  at  the  time,  destroyed,  in  the  preliminary 
operations  of  the  campaign.  It  now  became  necessary  to 
patch  and  repair  the  shattered  boats  at  once;  and  at 
General  WARREN'S  personal  suggestion,  this  was  done  suc 
cessfully  with  cracker-boxes  obtained  from  the  Subsistence 
Department. 

On  August  8  General  \VARREN  was  appointed  Major- 
General  of  Volunteers,  to  date  from  May  3,  when  he  had 
distinguished  himself  with  General  Sedgwick's  column  at 
the  storming  of  Marye's  Heights  and  the  battle  of  Salem. 
On  August  n  he  was  assigned  to  the  temporary  com 
mand  of  the  Second  Corps.  He  had  thus  in  two  years, 
without  influence  other  than  the  recommendations  of 
his  commanding  officers,  fairly  fought  his  way  from  the 
command  of  a  regiment  to  that  of  an  army  corps. 


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His  first  important  service  in  this  grade  occurred  in 
Lee's  flank  march  upon  Centreville,  in  October,  1863.  On 
the  night  of  the  i3th,  when  the  Confederate  Army  reached 
Warrenton,  the  Second  Corps,  forming  the  rear  guard  of 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  bivouacked  at  Auburn,,  distant 
only  about  five  miles.  Neither  army  commander  knew 
accurately  the  position  or  line  of  march  of  the  other,  but 
both  were  manoeuvering  to  bring  on  a  decisive  battle. 
The  march  ordered  by  General  Meade  for  the  Third, 
Fifth,  and  Second  Corps  on  October  14  lay  along  the 
Alexandria  Railroad  toward  Centreville,  Lee's  supposed 
objective.  During  the  night  of  October  13  General  Stuart, 
with  a  brigade  of  cavalry,  found  himself  entangled  among 
the  Second  Corps,  and  just  before  daylight  opened  sud 
denly  with  artillery  upon  the  camp  fires  of  Caldwell's 
division.  An  infantry  attack  by  General  Ewell  followed 
promptly  from  the  opposite  direction.  Although  repelled, 
these  attacks  delayed  the  Second  Corps  ;  so  that  when 
it  reached  Bristoe  Station,  a  small  gap  existed  between 
its  leading  division  (Webb's)  and  the  rear  of  the  Fifth 
Corps,  next  in  advance.  The  head  of  General  A.  P.  HilTs 
Corps  struck  this  gap  and  immediately  attacked.  The 
moment  was  critical,  but  General  WARREN,  who  was  on 
the  spot,  was  equal  to  the  emergency.  With  the  utmost 
promptitude  his  two  leading  divisions  were  faced  to  the 
left  and  hurried  forward  under  fire  to  seize  the  railroad 
embankment  and  cut,  thus  securing  a  strong  line.  A  sharp 
attack  by  General  Hill  in  line  of  battle  was  vigorously 
repulsed,  and  450  prisoners,  2  stands  of  colors,  and  5 
pieces  of  artillery  were  captured.  WARREN  held  this  posi 
tion  for  some  hours  with  a  force  of  less  than  8,000  men, 
confronting  the  whole  of  Hill's  Corps  (numbering  about 


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17,000  men),  gradually  increased  by  the  whole  of  Ewell's 
Corps  during  the  afternoon.  At  dark  he  was  reinforced 
by  part  of  the  Fifth  Corps ;  and  during  the  night  was 
ordered  to  continue  his  march  toward  Centreville.  He 
crossed  Bull  Run  about  4  A.  M.  with  his  wounded  and 
captures,  having  in  24  hours  twice  repulsed  the  enemy  in 
superior  force  and  marched  over  25  miles.  The  total  loss 
of  the  Second  Corps  in  killed  and  wounded  was  433 
officers  and  enlisted  men  ;  and  of  the  Confederates,  in 
killed  and  wounded,  782  officers  and  enlisted  men.  Gen 
eral  Humphreys,  then  Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  writes  :  "  The  handling  of  the  Second  Corps  in 
this  operation,  and  the  promptitude,  skill  and  spirit  with 
which  the  enemy  was  met  were  admirable,  and  might  form 
an  excellent  model  for  the  conduct  of  the  rear  guard." 

General  Meade,  in  an  order  published  to  the  Army,  said: 
"  The  skill  and  promptitude  of  Major-General  WARREN 
and  the  gallantry  and  bearing  of  the  officers  and  soldiers 
of  the  Second  Corps  are  entitled  to  high  commendation." 

General  WARREN'S  next  conspicuous  service  was  in  the 
Mine  Run  movement  of  November,  1863.  On  the  29th, 
with  his  own  Corps  and  a  division  of  the  Sixth,  he 
reached  a  position  on  the  extreme  right  of  the  enemy, 
which,  after  careful  examination,  he  reported  favorable  for 
assault.  General  Meade  ordered  a  combined  attack,  to 
begin  by  an  assault  by  WARREN'S  command  (reinforced 
during  the  night  by  two  divisions  of  the  Third  Corps) 
at  8  o'clock  on  the  following  morning.  At  daylight  Gen 
eral  WARREN  discerned  that  the  opportunity  had  passed; 
for  during  the  night  reinforcements  had  arrived  and  had 
so  strongly  entrenched  the  position  as  in  his  belief  to 


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render  its  capture  hopeless.  He  had  the  moral  courage 
to  assume  the  responsibility  of  suspending  the  movement  ; 
and  General  Meade,  after  an  immediate  personal  inspec 
tion,  confirming  his  judgment,  the  useless  effusion  of  blood 
was  spared.  This  action  of  a  young  General  in  tempo 
rary  command  of  a  Corps,  displaying  a  willingness  to  sac 
rifice  his  own  future  prospects  rather  than  squander  the 
lives  of  his  soldiers,  illustrates  the  character  of  the  man. 

At  the  reorganization  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  into 
three  Corps  for  the  Richmond  campaign,  General  WARREN 
was  assigned  by  the  President  (March  24,  1864)  to  the 
permanent  command  of  the  Fifth  Corps.  Space  is  lacking 
to  trace  his  personal  career  during  the  year  in  which  he 
held  this  high  command.  It  will  find  a  place  in  every 
true  history  of  the  war.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  he  played  a 
conspicuous  and  honorable  part  in  the  battles  of  the  Wil 
derness,  Spottsylvania,  North  Anna,  Bethesda  Church,  Cold 
Harbor,  and  especially  in  the  numerous  battles  around 
Petersburg.  Everything  that  ability  and  skill,  and  personal 
gallantry  and  devotion  to  the  cause  could  do,  WARREN 
did  ;  and  he  received  the  highest  reward  of  a  successful 
General — the  confidence,  the  love  and  the  support  of  his 
soldiers.  This  latter  is  no  vague  statement  ;  but  is  based 
upon  the  personal  knowledge  of  the  writer  at  the  time, 
confirmed  by  many  letters  from  officers  of  distinction  now 
on  file.  Indeed  the  wildly  enthusiastic  greeting  of  the 
whole  Fifth  Corps,  on  its  return  through  Petersburg, 
establishes  its  truth  beyond  cavil. 

We  come  now  to  the  battle  of  Five  Forks.  The  oper 
ations  which  culminated  in  this  decisive  action  are  fully 
established  by  sworn  testimony  before  the  Court  of  In 
quiry  which  General  WARREN,  after  nearly  fifteen  years  of 


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persistent  effort,  succeeded  in  obtaining  from  the  Presi 
dent.  Space  permits  a  brief  summary  only  of  the  more 
salient  points  ;  but  history  cannot  now  fail  to  do  him 
ample  justice. 

At  sunset  of  March  31  the  Fifth  Corps  occupied  the 
extreme  left  of  the  Union  position  ;  and  General  Sheri 
dan's  cavalry  was  at  Dinwiddie  Court  House — distant 
about  five  miles  to  the  left  and  rear.  Both  had  been 
severely  attacked  during  the  day,  and  the  latter  was  still 
confronted  by  infantry  and  cavalry.  At  8:40  P.  M.  Gen 
eral  WARREN  himself  suggested  that  he  be  allowed  to 
move  in  force  against  the  rear  of  the  enemy  operating 
against  General  Sheridan.  On  his  own  responsibility,  as 
early  as  5  P.  M.,  he  had  dispatched  a  strong  brigade  with 
orders  to  attack  that  force  ;  and  in  consequence  of  this 
movement  the  Confederates  withdrew  during  the  night 
from  General  Sheridan's  front. 

About  7  A.  M.  of  April  i,  the  Fifth  Corps  and  the 
cavalry  effected  a  junction,  and  under  command  of  Gen 
eral  Sheridan  prepared  for  a  combined  attack  upon  the 
enemy — then  at  Five  Forks,  a  detached  position  about  four 
miles  to  the  westward  of  the  Confederate  main  intrenched  line 
before  Petersburg.  The  country  was  much  wooded.  The 
cavalry  was  early  disposed  along  the  enemy's  front,  the 
Fifth  Corps  (12,000  men)  being  left  massed  at  J.  Bois- 
seau's  until  ordered  forward  about  i  P.  M.  About  4  P.  M. 
it  had  advanced  about  2^  miles,  and  formed  near  Gravelly 
Run  Church  ready  to  assault. 

General  Sheridan's  purpose  was  to  crush  and  turn  the 
Confederate  left  flank  with  the  Fifth  Corps,  at  the  same 
time  assaulting  their  line  of  battle  in  front  with  his  cavalry. 

The  Fifth  Corps  advanced  as  directed  by  General  Sheridan, 


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Ayres'  division  on  the  left,  Crawford's  on  the  right, 
and  Griffin's  in  reserve.  The  indicated  point  of  attack 
lay  too  far  to  the  right.  Ayres  soon  received  a  sharp 
fire  on  his  left  flank  from  the  return  which  formed  the 
extreme  left  of  the  Confederate  position.  He  promptly 
changed  front,  assaulted  and  finally  handsomely  carried  this 
angle,  taking  many  prisoners.  This  movement  left  the 
other  divisions  advancing  in  air  with  only  a  cavalry  force 
to  oppose  them,  and  WARREN  hastened  in  person  to  change 
Crawford's  direction  to  the  left,  having  previously  sent 
orders  to  Griffin  to  move  to  his  left  and  come  in  on  the 
right  of  Ayres.  The  country  was-  rough  and  wooded,  and 
the  position  of  the  enemy  had  been  supposed  by  General 
Sheridan  to  extend  much  more  to  the  eastward  than  was 
actually  the  case.  Hence  the  primary  importance  of  these 
movements,  in  order  to  bring  the  whole  Fifth  Corps  into 
action. 

In  this  difficult  task  WARREN  was  everywhere — first  with 
Crawford's  division,  establishing  the  new  line  of  advance  ; 
then  with  Griffin,  directing  him  upon  the  enemy  lying  along 
the  west  side  of  the  Sydnor  field — whose  exact  position 
he  had  just  discovered  by  drawing  their  fire  upon  him 
self  ;  then  to  Ayres,  finding  him  in  possession  of  the 
angle  with  many  prisoners  ;  then  back  to  Crawford,  and 
conducting  the  advance  through  the  woods  so  as  continu 
ally  to  outflank  the  enemy  in  his  attempt  to  form  new 
lines  to  cover  his  natural  retreat  (the  Ford  Road)  and 
to  hold  the  position  at  the  forks.  Finally  Crawford's  divi 
sion,  still  accompanied  by  WARREN,  and  having  swept 
everything  before  it,  found  itself  on  the  east  side  of  the 
Gilliam  field,  but  somewhat  disorganized  by  the  fighting 


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through  difficult  woods.  Confronting  it  on  the  west  side 
was  a  new  and  last  line  of  the  enemy  slightly  intrenched. 

Here  a  pause  occurred,  and  personal  magnetism  seemed 
called  for  to  lead  on  the  troops,  who  for  the  moment  had 
lost  their  organizations  in  the  confusion.  WARREN  hav 
ing  discharged  the  more  pressing  duty  of  directing  the 
whole  force  of  his  Corps  upon  the  enemy,  now  found 
time  to  yield  to  his  natural  impulse.  He  seized  his  head 
quarters'  flag,  rode  into  the  opening,  and  calling  on  the 
color-bearers  to  advance,  led  the  charge.  His  horse  fell 
dead  under  him  close  to  the  enemy's  lines  ;  an  orderly 
by  his  side  was  killed;  and  his  own  life  was  probably 
saved  by  the  gallant  act  of  Colonel  Richardson,  Seventh 
Wisconsin,  who  sprang  between  him  and  the  enemy, 
receiving  a  severe  wound.  This  charge  put  an  end  to  all 
resistance.  Surrounded  by  his  captures  and  flushed  with 
victory,  WARREN  sent  back  a  staff  officer  to  report  to 
General  Sheridan  and  ask  for  further  orders. 

These  orders  came  in  writing.  They  relieved  him  from 
the  command  of  his  Corps  and  ordered  him  to  report  to 
General  Grant. 

If  the  bullet  which  killed  his  horse  had  pierced  the 
heart  of  the  rider,  WARREN,  like  Wolfe  dying  upon  the 
Heights  of  Abraham,  would  have  gone  down  in  history 
the  hero  of  the  battle.  This  order,  more  cruel  than  the 
bullet,  doubtless  caused  his  death  after  seventeen  years  of 
suffering  which  intimate  friends  who  understood  his  sensi 
tive  organization  can  alone  appreciate.  It  is  pitiful  that 
one  of  his  last  requests  was  to  be  laid  in  the  grave 
without  the  usual  military  ceremonial,  without  soldierly 
emblems  on  his  coffin  or  uniform  upon  his  body.  The 
iron  had  entered  his  soul. 


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General  Grant,  on  April  3,  assigned  him  to  the  com 
mand  of  the  defences  of  Petersburg  and  the  South  Side 
Railroad,  and  on  May  14  he  was  transferred  to  the  im 
portant  command  of  the  Department  of  Mississippi  ;  but 
on  May  27,  as  soon  as  he  felt  assured  that  the  fighting 
was  over,  he  resigned  his  volunteer  commission  of  Major- 
General,  and  returned  to  duty  as  Major  in  the  Corps  of 
Engineers.  He  received  several  brevets  in  the  regular  army 
for  gallant  and  distinguished  services  in  battle,  but  with 
such  a  record  as  his  they  need  not  be  named. 

Of  his  services  in  the  civil  branches  of  his  profession 
since  the  war,  I  shall  here  say  nothing.  They  covered 
a  wide  range  of  subjects,  and  would  give  him  prominence 
among  eminent  engineers  in  any  country.  The  Corps  order 
of  General  Wright,  announcing  his  death,  contains  the 
following  fitting  tribute  to  these  labors  :  u  In  scientific  in 
vestigations  General  WARREN  had  few  superiors;  and  his 
elaborate  reports  on  some  of  the  most  important  works 
which  have  been  confided  to  the  Corps  of  Engineers  are 
among  the  most  valuable  contributions  to  its  literature." 

The  lives  of  few  graduates  more  perfectly  illustrate  the 
fruits  of  what  we  are  proud  to  call  West  Point  culture 
than  that  of  General  WARREN.  Everything  with  him  was 
subordinated  to  duty,  and  he  put  forth  his  whole  strength 
in  whatever  he  had  to  do.  His  tastes  were  cultivated 
and  refined,  and  his  reading  in  both  literature  and  science 
was  extensive.  A  man  of  warm  affections  and  sympathetic 
nature,  he  was  ever  ready  to  listen  to  the  cry  of  distress. 
Even  after  his  long  experience  in  war,  the  misery  of  the 
wounded  and  the  severe  hardships  of  all  his  soldiers  in 
some  of  the  winter  movements  south  of  Petersburg,  so 
touched  his  heart  that  he  wrote  to  his  brother  :  "  I  do 


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not  feel  it  much  in  my  own  person,  but  I  sympathize  so 
much  with  the  suffering  around  me  that  it  seems  at 
times  I  can  hardly  endure  it."  He  is  now  peacefully  at 
rest  beyond  the  reach  of  praise  or  censure  ;  but  his 
memory  is  a  sacred  legacy  to  West  Point  and  to  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac.  There  is  no  nobler  name  upon 
either  roll. 

(Henry    L.    Abbot.} 


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